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ritory, leaving the sprawling estate and its suffocating memo
Citibank and was immediately escorted
oze for a fraction of a second as he registered the number of zeros. It
eared in my bank account. I stared at the balance on my ph
ed into a high-end real
ve views, top-tier security, and most importantly, as
" the most prestigious residential tower in the
dels and photos, I made
it. I'll pa
contracts immediately. In less than two hours, I was the
er the entire city through the floor-to-ceiling window
as my
ut my phone, open my contacts, a
it for thr
and confirmed the opt
e, Mr.
done did I place a
The background was a chaotic backstage scene. "Oh my god, you actua
e massive windows and the empty living roo
O.' It was followed by a shriek
Where is this? D
ut Damien's thirty-millio
stard thought he could just pay you off? But.
mazing! You're finally out of that hellhole! We have
reed. "I'll
ning my new life. The first step
l photography equipment website, and began br
"unambitious," I had given up everything. Now,
cameras, lenses, lighting equipment-spending near
, I felt a satisfaction I hadn't felt i
rying two bottles of Perrier-Jouë
huge hug. "I'm so
e straight from the bottle and eating
turning serious. "Are you really
. But now, all I feel is relief. Chloe, I w
t the "crime" my mother was accused of, and abo
. Then she swore, her voice filled with rage. "Th
, Kaci. And I'm sure there's more to your mother's story. You've
as the first time since leaving
"To new beginnings! And
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