navy blue Chanel, and you will look grateful. Do you understa
and laced with venom, screech
the "end call" button
than the storm brewing inside her. Rain hammered down on the roof of her
like a drab little servant fo
s. On a massive LED screen overlooking the traffic-choked intersecti
RN AS CEO SENDS CARLIS
d, powerful, inescapable. His influence was woven into the very fabric
lls-Royce Phantom, Julian Carlisle sat with his eyes closed. The c
Sterling, reported in a low, deferential tone. "And the board members are... anxious.
dn't open
ple in the acquisitions department," Ster
ghtened. He didn't raise hi
rds dropping into the silence w
cussion. That was the end o
h glide of the Roll
tion descended into instant anarchy. Horns blared. A yello
's driver slamm
to blot a stray drop of rainwater from the makeshift ribbon on he
inattention wa
imposing, solid black rear of the Ro
kening crunch ohe airbag didn't deploy, but the impact sent a jarring shock through her
in frustration. Not fear. Just pure, unadulterated anno
ling's face had gone pale. H
re you
as if he'd been disturbed from a light nap. He calmly brushed
he said, his voice a lo
. She glanced at the car she'd hit. A custom Rolls-Royce Phantom.
er personal trust fund. It would hurt.
ers on her car swished frantically back and forth, smearing the water across
mirror, which dangled by a wire, a
, a familiar complaint for any city dweller. It wa
gesting they call the police, thei
ced at his Patek
et from the seat beside him and began scrolling through a merger proposal, t
worried about appearances above all else. This man, whoever he was, treated a ma
nfurled, shielding him from the deluge. His polished lea
much smaller umbrella and stepped out into the rain, a fresh wave of anxiety washing over hthe cost of repairs. It was about the fact that now she'd probably have to take a cab to the Carlis
onally neutral. As he got closer, his eyes flickered
. He glanced back at the tinted windows of the Rolls-Royce. This ev
one of the metal ribs. Icy rain immediately started dr
closer, forcing the issue. Th
in, and let the mask of the untouchable, arrogant Pruitt heiress slide into place. It was a def
ndle this. S
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