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to long, watercolor-like stripes. Every raindrop that fell onto the glass was
d slowly, a movement that
as t
jaw was a hard, unforgiving line, his focus entirely on the stock figures scrolling across the screen. He was t
rview mirror, his expression a polite mask
n. A costume she had
e ye
birthday, October 15th, the moment Catalina Tucker appeared at the Shaw family with her
e back, and Evangelin
ly. To make Catalina Tucker the sole heir, Evangeline's car was tampere
n two weeks until
I can get some of the assets.Then I'll leave the family and not get involved in death."Evangeline thought to herself. "Since that's the case, I definitely ne
em to meet passively, she pre
sp. It sounded like a stranger's. "
but the subtle tightening of his jaw was a clear sign of his displeas
uestion, but a cold fact. His tone was the o
the inconvenience, and endured the gnawing cramp in her stomach until they arrived at the gala. She ha
she has
window. "I need a bottle of seltzer," she said, her voice devoi
, narrowed on her. It was a look of faint surprise, of a man noticing for the first time that a piece of furniture h
ble sigh of irritation, he g
of a brightly lit 7-Eleven. Ben was already
eline said, pushing
nto the downpour. The cold, driving rain was a shock, soaking the hem of her
ghts a painful glare after the dim luxury of the car. The air smelled of stale coffee and
linoleum floor. Her target was the refrigerated section at the back. She grabbed t
ked to the counter
wore a cheap, ill-fitting red polo shirt with the store's logo on it. Her hair was a simple brow
res. A face she saw in the flash of the expl
ina T
as her. It was unmistakably the woman who would become the true Shaw fa
d, her voice soft and a little hesitant. She seemed intimida
il. The chipped nail polish. The faint shadow of exhaustion under her eyes. Th
laying it on the counter. Her fingertips deliberately brushed against th
vangeline said, her
t. I have to give you your change." In her nervousness, a cascade of coins spi
e felt a flicker of pity. Now, she onl
a smile that didn't reach her eyes. The smile was a weap
the plastic name tag pinned t
rf
y taking shape in her mind, wild and audacious. In her last life, they had called her the cu
n the cage door. She would personally
in around her. Across the wet, gleaming asphalt, the Maybach
so would h
lungs. This time, it wasn't a gasp
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