the bedroom. Ellery jolted awake. Her heart wa
ttress. The sheets on Holland's si
ock and gasped. She w
gh-necked silk blouse to hide the faint bruises on her collar
formal living room, sippin
er long fingernail against the saucer. "Not only are you fai
m of the stairs. She kept h
ding and have your lease shredded before noon. Half of your high-end fabric suppliers rely on the Sutton family's s
tightly. She didn't say a word. She
he pushed the glass doors open an
Saunders, was sitting on the edge of Ell
he desk. Next to it was a stack of printed s
this," Ir
the tabloid read: SUTTON HEIR DROP
sted a picture of a cashier's check from Holland's private account, bragging about it to her little friends. He wrote Cry
augh escaped her lips. Holland had defended her in publi
ed over to her drafting table and star
lief. "Are you not even an
e was completely flat. "I am just a tool. As long as he pays my
esterday. "I'm still going to make her linge
letting them turn you into a robot! You need to hire a l
er voice finally cracking. "Ha
tercom on the de
ce shaking. "Crystal is outside with three
mmed her hand down on the intercom button.
ght to the front glass doors. Crystal was stan
l. She raised her hand and flipped
h the thick glass and stomped her
er. A small, warm feeling b
finger at Ellery. "If you don't start fightin
on the desk. The screen lit up with a notif
was from K
New York. Le
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