the sprawling expanse of Manhattan, but the view di

his desk. "Sir, you just need to sign here, and th

hloe White" on the paper, hi

al assets, including alimony. She only took the money that had always

embered them. A birthday gift from C

status, and had tossed them in a storage closet wi

ld take that. The one thing he had openly dis

nib across the paper sounded like the fin

ouse was buzzing with activity. Eleanor was dire

e said, beaming. "I've had Scarlett move into t

g new decorations in the room. They

own shyly. "Julian, I did this w

mpletely transformed. Chloe's presence had been scrubbe

inside. He turned a

r some reason, the grand mansion

late he came home, a lamp was always left on for him in t

the sofa, even though he never gav

handedly that he liked a certain artist, and the next da

tempts to curry favor, as part of her manip

ous thought to surface. What if... what

nd he immediately crushed it. Scarlett, he told

nd Camille were celeb

me yesterday," Camille whined.

se I will, darling. But we can't be rash.

I'm going to make sure she regrets leaving. She'

. "Yes! Make her regr

vicious plan in her mind, a p

the third-floor guest room, the room Chloe was supposed to have mo

oom was empty, sterile, with t

the corner, he found an empty golf bag. The

e first time, he felt that what he had lost wa