ked down

ked. His voice was low

polite but firm step back. Sh

ou for the intervention." Her

ng of disappointment hit his chest at her

n, the sharp clacking of hee

elevator. Her eyes scanned th

he immediately put on a

rtificial sweetness. "My dear half-brother. I didn't expect to s

y. His jaw clenched in visible d

d. Her gaze shifted. It

twisted into

you stalking Coby? You p

eyes. She lifte

commercial deli

the service elevator. She had no

. Enraged by being ignored

away from me!"

look. Andrae nodded. He discreetly follo

opulent main lobby of The Plaza Hotel. The crystal cha

iled right

nded loudly. "Throw this

rge desk. She held a glass of champagne,

tion. She turned her head

cold calculation vanished. A mask of fake, t

er. She reached out

ided stepdaughter,"

r hands away. She stepped

The socialites turned their heads. The lobby

ced a single

during our bankruptcy?" Geraldin

gh. The sound cut through the

every socialite in a twenty-foot

Nia said clearly. "I left becau

opped instantly. Her face

r Cayman Islands offshore account,"

hispering furiously. Several pulled

l mask slipped completely. Pure, una