The Forgotten Genius: Rising From Ruin
se had been. It pressed against Chanel's ears, a
mputer, tapping her foot. Chanel reached for the bedside phone.
ard again. Duke Montgomer
ted the digits in her head like
rang on
ate Office. Sta
her end was male, p
r throat. Her voi
ld to call Du
could hear the man on
ice asked, dripping with
traighter to project some authority
s from Beckham's cast-offs, the m
. The dial tone hu
anic flared in her chest, hot an
he nurse said loudly. Now. Or I
ent Belongings. She reached for it, her movements stiff. Inside
tinum credit card. The name
d it to t
ugh the reader attached
beep filled th
yebrows raised. She swiped
LIN
se said. Her voice d
took the phone again. She searched the contacts
k. Mothers helped. That was
do answered on
Her mother's voice was s
hospital. My cards aren't workin
erys! Cynthia screamed. The sound distorte
phone away from
u tried to fake a suicide? Driving into a ditch
n't remember...
on. Don't come home until you fix this with Beckham
all e
ncially and emotionally orphan
d her arms. I'm
n of her phone. She looked pale, ragged, with dar
encies. Beckham had accused her of stalking him in the Hamptons. Her mother screamed about a faked suicide in a ditch. Two different narrativ
over. It suppressed the urge to cry. Cryi
card again. It was the only door