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.

and left the bar, only to find herself facing

them, an irate Caiden and a

mistake!” Caiden exclaimed, desperation in

must have been stolen! My daughter doesn’t drink.

halted abruptly as

content live now

mess,

words froze in

churned with

to swallow the insult, holding back his simmering anger.

his fists tightly, the tension in his

ensure Joyce’s store opening looked grand, including

hand on Caiden’s

We’ll earn it all back in no time. Think about it—business is all about connections.

his gaze shifted to the back row, where two of Joyce’s

Their appearances were jarring.

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