"What?" Chris ripped off his mask, his voice sharp with disbelief. "Who'd buy that?"

On the hospital bed, Rupert sat up, propping himself against the pillows and lighting a cigarette.

Through the faint haze of smoke, his eyes were shadowed, unreadable.

"You really think Sylvia can get a handle on Kay just because she caught one of her toy boys? Do you even know how many of those pretty boys Kay keeps on retainer?"

Chris froze, his jaw dropping. "Wait, what are you saying?"

"Kay wasn't lying-those guys are all professionally trained. And the one doing the training? Kay herself. How else do you think she stays so influential among the country club wives?"

Rupert flicked his ash into a paper cup.

Chris raised an eyebrow. "So she's running a finishing school on the side now? She's the CEO of Winslet Group, for crying out loud-"

"Why not? It's the easiest way to control those high-society wives—married off for business, left alone in their big houses. If both sides want in, it's a win-win. If someone steps out of line, it becomes blackmail. Most of those wives have a share in the family business-not enough to call the shots, but enough to stir the pot. That's all Kay needs."

Affairs between power couples were nothing new in their circle, but there were ground rules: never leave evidence, and never drag the family name through the mud.

men to hit the lonely hearts of the rich wives

was gutsy-and damn good

"So Mrs. Hanson, too?"

Rupert nodded.


alone because Mrs. Hanson's got dirt with Kay? If something happened to

a drag, saying nothing-that was

listening, finally snapped. He grabbed

Chris, take a

"Who's she? Looks a bit like Ms. Sanford, doesn't

no ordinary woman-she's a kickboxing champ, did some modeling, fits the perfect profile of someone Yves would target. She's agreed to help Mr. Rupert get close to Yves and collect evidence. Mr. Rupert never planned on using Ms. Lloyd-he'd already found

"Orson."

not seeing any point in digging

the

rocker, the toy boy's dead, and without him, Ms. Winslet has zero

is next to impossible. And let's not

pressed his

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255