lenced the terrace. The gallery manager froze. Hailee si

Hailee finally shrieked. "I'm Haile

By all means. I'm feeling generous to

pen-air terrace, then gestured l

Ms. Dale?" Kylee prompted. "Make

ou

. No one in Drauron had ever treated her with such cont

ore she could dial, a man in a ca

man said, his voice laced with deference. "I'm Gavin

rect descendant of the Morgans, o

he inheritance, he was a man no

ody? Like a trained dog? No. It wasn't possible

lee said, stepping forward. "There's no

if this woman had somehow drugged

ed her back hard. Her knees gave out, and she

s shadow! How dare you question her! Ms. Walsh is with the Harding family!" he snarled. "A hundred of your fa

Kylee, his head bo

ur visit. What happened here is unacceptable. To make amends effective imm

ng out a contract with both hands

ving the Crimson Bloom Gallery to her? Just like

asty that could make all of Dra

ed a moment to

en, massive inheritance... But she had no connection to the Har

ting she was one of the

ntings," Kylee said, her voice steady. "This i

f the most prestigious galleries not jus

money. And Gavin was

moment the paperwork for her original purchase was signed,

lawyer and driver, was alr

ightened in her stomach. She couldn't shake the feeling t

anley... my father, Jonathan. What exactly

ickly accelerated back into the flow of traffic, but it was too late. That single, split-secon