Too Late, Mr. Billionaire: Watch Me Shine

aying with the few thousand dollars she had in her p

felt lighter, easier to breathe. She unpacked her few clothes, arranging her books and lap

job. She needed an income to pay fo

n her resume, her phone b

should know. Mr. Rhodes brought Miss Cherry to the penthouse this af

bit of sentimental air from her lungs. The place she had tr

g from a decision into a diamond-hard certai

g across the keys. She had a degree in Art History from a go

he last year was a gaping void. How did you list "asp

managed household and social engagements for a

sites, sending her resume out to ga

interview for an assistant curator po

terated hope shot thro

rtists, and ironing her best suit-a simple, elegant navy

early, heading for the subway. It was the first

tation, a black Bentley gl

wn, revealing Caroline Rh

ple suit. "If it isn't Mrs. Rhodes. Did Auggie cut off your ca

ed women in the car with h

nreadable. "I'll soon no longer be 'Mrs. Rhode

g a tantrum and running away from home? Did you really think you could

would have shattered her

r your concern. And I've found that having class has

d a blotchy, furious r

ded into the subway station, leaving her fumi

finally began to pound. It was the first tim

r was impressed with her knowledge.

for the last year, Ms. Cl

e for managing complex household operations and assisting in the planning of large-scal

seemingly satisfied

It was from the director's assistant. They w

estate, Bianca Cherry was

hink I saw Eve today. She was waiting for the subway... I just worr

k of distinct displeasure crossed her face. A Rhode

hid a small, triumphant