Chapter 90


Chapter 90:

She felt something cold and wet beneath her and looked down—her body stiffened instantly.

A glaring red stain marred the sofa, jolting her fully awake.

In a panic, she scrambled into her skirt. As she looked up, she caught a glimpse of someone darting past the doorway.

“Stop right there!” she yelled.

But the figure was gone. Fuzzy memories from the night before flickered through her mind—she remembered clinging to a man in the dim light of the bar, kissing him, and noticing a small birthmark on the back of his neck.

Joyce rushed out of the private room, her heart pounding. Outside, her so-called friends lingered, equally disheveled and hungover.

They hadn’t left. They were all hanging around, hoping to capitalize on her newfound status related to the Luxor Tower—a chance none wanted to miss.

left the bar, only to find herself facing a

and a distressed

Caiden exclaimed, desperation in his

have been stolen! My daughter doesn’t

as he caught sight

live now

and comical in appearance, with her hair a mess, eyelid stickers dangling

froze

mind churned with a

the insult, holding back his simmering anger. Today was her

clenched his fists tightly, the tension in his

to great lengths to ensure Joyce’s store opening looked grand, including renting several

she placed a reassuring hand on Caiden’s

earn it all back in no time. Think about it—business is all about connections. Sometimes, you have to spend a little

attempting to let her words soothe him. Then his gaze shifted to the back row, where two of Joyce’s self-proclaimed “best

Their appearances were jarring.

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