Chapter 2: The Morning After
Chapter 2: The Morning After
Julian Vance stood in the center of his mother’s drawing room, staring at the empty red velvet box. The diamond was gone, but worse, his chief financial officer had just called in a panic. The family’s liquid assets had vanished entirely.
"She set me up," Julian whispered, his knuckles turning white as he gripped his phone. He remembered her cold, defiant stare on the staircase. Remember every word you just said.
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"Julian," his mother sobbed, clutching her pearls. "Who exactly was that woman?"
"A mistake," Julian sneered, dialing his head of security. "Lock down the airports. Find out who Elena Scalino really is. I want her found, and I want my money back."
