Chapter 338

"Dad, if we can't come up with the money, the three of us will end up sleeping under a bridge. I'm just going to ask him for help, nothing more-I promise I won't do anything reckless."

Rowena would never have considered this path before.

But now, resentment, jealousy, and anger twisted in her chest like wild vines. She was desperate to turn her luck around.

*

Verdant Pavilion was one of the most exclusive lounges in Capitolion. Inside a private VIP suite, Preston lounged back carelessly on the leather sofa, a drink in one hand. Next to him sat Rowena, dressed in a little black V-neck cocktail dress. With a lascivious grin, Preston gave her a light slap on her backside. "Go on, sweetheart-pour a drink for the gentlemen."

Forcing down the nausea rising in her throat, Rowena mustered a brittle smile. She stood and glided gracefully around the table, offering drinks to each man in

turn.

Her dress was cut scandalously short, barely skimming the top of her thighs. Each time she bent slightly to pour, she revealed more than she wanted-deliberately designed, she realized bitterly, to put her on display.

The room was filled with top investors from Capitolion, each surrounded by beautiful women eager to please.

the glass she'd just poured, then licked his lips with slow appreciation.

carelessly down the front of Rowena's dress.

Too

men chuckled knowingly, their laughter thick with

so tightly her knuckles turned white, trying not to shudder at the icy touch of the watch. Her face felt

night, she told herself desperately. Just one night, and I'll

moment, the suite

handed it to a waiting attendant before settling into the single

silent as the

glad you could join

on, someone get Mr. Fitzgerald a

the approaching women. His voice was flat

shame and embarrassment at the

was a powerful figure in the investment world. The entire evening

gaze swept the room, pausing for the briefest instant on Rowena before moving on

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