in the heavy blackout curtains. Ellery
urned on the cold water. She splashed her
ted against the
It was a text me
the top fertility specialist on Park
lipped the phone over, placing
ed ringing loudly. The caller ID s
or three seconds before slidi
drifted through the speaker. "Ellery, sweetie, please tell me Holl
I cannot control Holland's
s sake. Her medical bills at the Swiss sanatorium are due next month, and they are astronomical. If Garza Group goes under, my hands are tied. I re
o her palms. Her breathing t
ftly, the venom hidden beneath a layer of fake
the edge of the sink until her knuckles turned white
phone and dialed
estate," Ellery said, swallowing her
before Goldi
-necked black suit. She applied a thick layer of concealer to
obey him now. She walked out of the building and hailed a yellow ca
oward the double mahogany doors. Ellery walked in. Holland was sitting behind his massive desk, signing documents. He didn't offer her a seat. For twenty agon
oldly, his eyes raking over her conservative suit. "My mother is hosting a
. Stepping back onto the bustling Manhattan pavement, she took a ragged breath. She hailed another
studio open, her receptionist rushed
client in the fitting room," the recepti
ather bag to her assistant and wa
itting on the velvet sofa. She was flipping
riumphant, nasty smile
ce and tossed it onto the glass coffee table. "I
blank. She walked into the room
Ellery said in a monotone voi
k a step closer, invading
left," Crystal whispered, her eyes gleaming w
ut she kept her face perfectly still.
ntinued loudly, making sure the staff outside the
he other designers peeked thro
it would ruin her studio's reputation. She needed the mo
cket and pulled out her
her arms in the air, looking around
were ice cold as she wrapped the t
Crystal sneered, looking down at Elle
. She just pulled the tap
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