Reborn for Her Downfall

from the 40th floor. It was a world away from the suffocating opulence of Chloe's man

using his Hollywood connections to plant subtle, negative st

sh grin on his face. He was on his laptop, monitoring

Rome. For the first time, the world felt open to me. The money Chloe had

his guitar. He was already writing a new song, a heartbreaking ballad a

show," I said, a sm

tarted the

ur of his new "creative space." He posted a live video from my old st

fam!" he yelled into his phone, panning acro

rted doing a clumsy dance. He spun around, arms flailing, a

father had been a sculptor, and he'd given the marble block to me. Chloe's own grandfather, a man of old money and taste, had

o the floor, shattering into a dozen lar

e laughed, a nervous

"Guess the old hubby left some

, my expression unchanging. Zoe, wh

ly. I picked up my ph

e syrupy sweet. "Alex?

l. "I'm watching Daniel's live stream.

a pause. "

ther paid for," I sai

per to Daniel. Then his voice came o

me rock. I feel bad, okay? I'll buy you a new

te breath. "Daniel, tha

oe's voice cut back in,

el said. "Just your

was sitting across from me, a file open on he

Grant," she said, her voice crisp and pr

ou need a lawyer f

piece of art with a certified appraisal value of three million dollars. More importantly, it was

t hear the blood drain

said, her voice turning to ice. "It's a felony. And it triggers an immediate and full audit of the tr