A False Heiress's Guide to Love and Power

“Lessie, I owe you for this one.”

Queenie was no slouch herself, but to pull off something so thorough in such a short time? That took more than just a cool head–it demanded skill, connections, and a kind of resourcefulness she simply didn’t have at her fingertips.

She’d spent most of her years abroad, pouring her energy into building her own brand. When it came to handling people and crises, she just didn’t have the same experience.

Alessia, on the other hand, had been exposed to high society since junior high, tagging along with Cole’s parents to all sorts of events. During school breaks, she and Cole would even help out with basic projects at The Whitley Group for practice. And with the founding of A&C Entertainment and A&P, she’d weathered every storm and learned every trick in the book when it came to crisis management.

For her, this was barely a challenge. Even without a recording as evidence, Alessia would’ve found a way to expose Sienna’s plagiarism.

“But how did you track down Paula?”

Paula was Queenie’s assistant, and honestly, the most promising designer she had..

She’d been with Queenie ever since graduating from design school. Though her skills weren’t top–tier, her creativity was outstanding, and Queenie had been deliberately nurturing her talent–making sure Paula participated in nearly every project, and always giving her credit.

that greed could drive someone

darkened. There was no pretending she wasn’t disappointed–being betrayed by someone she’d trusted stung. Still, she hadn’t planned on holding Paula accountable, not out of kindness, but because Paula’s evidence was the price for

because

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me look into things. Once I checked on Sienna’s recent activity, it wasn’t hard

Alessia was capable, but she still couldn’t help giving her

Stella, Alessia was practically otherworldly–unshakably calm, always in control, someone who could handle

the same age–Alessia was even a year younger–but the gap between them felt enormous. Yet even so,

as a

practically?

can I ever repay you, my friends?” Queenie finally managed a smile as she looked at

just messaged me–the factory’s finished the new designs. Let’s go check them out. And don’t worry about the flagship piece–Steve happens to be traveling here right

of the six degrees of separation–if you know the right people,