nearby table, toying with it as if he h

sts that much. Who is this 'someone els

ghter again, a wave of

t assistant and go

diamonds, but at least y

ould think that amount of money was a fortune. The crumbs from

ck into the room, his face pale and his breath coming in ragged gasps. He

is is the locket of

ell into a sudden, shocked silence. Then, the room erupted again, but

s the hottest name in

at the President' s chi

d TechCorp' s CEO'

mber' s hand, turning it over and over, exa

oked at me, her eyes filled with scornful disbelief. "Ms. Reed, you' re n

be a woman? I heard the CEO is a close friend of the President' s c

y agreed with her. Their murmurs of agreement grew louder, making Sarah even more smug. Eve

e you lost your mind?" Sarah said, looking at me with mock pity. She tu

ss with us. If she finds out our maid impersonated her, how will we neg

ng a lucrative deal with TechCorp was a real threat. His ar

the wind out of me. Pain exploded behind my rib

. "Do you know who the TechCorp CEO is? You dare

ion of giving back, of funding promising local startups. My head of security, David, had brought his team to escort me, but I had wanted to investigate the city' s current

deeply. I shouldn'

voice raspy. "Mark Sterling, do you think TechCorp' s locket can be s

ity. Many of them were desperate to align themselves w

eally be the

partner with TechCorp

t again. "What a joke! If she were the TechCorp CEO, why would she be dressed lik

mediately changed their tune once mo

ared to lie to us!

blows were clumsy but painful. They spat on me, their faces co

I gasped out. "You'

feet. He began to drag me towards the exit. "You just want me ba