Back From The Dead For A Blank Check

oast filled our tiny

ai

his voice full of that charming, apologetic to

up from my illu

window. I can' t afford to lose the se

at exact moment to call. I hit

sharp and clear. "Chloe, it' s been six months. You' re not a charity. You

y scraping the black bits into the trash. He was handsome,

the lie we both lived. "He' s going t

ning you. Your savings are gone. You' re buying him groceries. Does he even

s Julian,"

al name: Julian Vance. Heir to the Van

I just want you to be okay. This guy is a bl

," I said, my voice even. "But

h a single, perfectly cooked egg. He set i

ss of the morn

amily was powerful, and that one day they would come for him. And when they did, they would hav

was an investment. And I was