f the stairs. He put on his b
ust got here. Why are you acting like a street thug?
cardboard box sitting near the door. It had her na
y blankets and a few torn shirt
ked, pointing at the trash. "Is this how the
shot a furious glare at Car
t have brought the wrong box! I to
spilled box and headed straight for the s
Annette announced. "Whoever is in
ran to James and grabbed his ar
ved there for five years! All my
expression. "Annette, be reasonable. You are the older sister
tep. She turned and stared dow
ly years ago, the one detailing every single clause of the family trust. She rattled off a string of numbers and legal terms with chilling
rol shattered. He had no idea how she knew about the trust fun
to Gayla. "Go pack your things
rror, then glared at Annette with pure hatre
e doorframe of the massive master bedroom. She watche
shiny gold trophy sitting on the study desk.
ed over and
and lunged forward. "Giv
ld the trophy up to the light. She
pping with mockery. She walked to the railing of the st
"She won the State Science Fair. But it's funny. Inside the cup, it still has the inn academic glory, was exposed in seconds. She covered her face with he
er, shaking with rage, una
the desk. She looked at the maid who had come up
The loud thud cut off the noise from
w and looked out at the dark
d Beckham had given her, along with the perfume formula. She laid
ulled out a small, black signal jammer she had built years ago and a battered laptop. She flipped t
keyboard. She typed in twelve layers of encryption co
tiple proxies and entered the highest
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