Chapter 5

The silence in Victor Sterling’s penthouse office was heavy, broken only by the sharp, rhythmic scratch of a fountain pen against thick parchment.

Clara Vance sat across from the expansive mahogany desk, her posture immaculate, her expression entirely unreadable. She watched as Victor m

Chapter 6

The grand ballroom of the St. Regis Hotel was a shimmering ocean of silk, diamonds, and champagne. The annual Architectural Heritage Charity Gala was the most exclusive event of the season, a place where multi-million-dollar developments were negotiated over canapés and rivalries were clo

Chapter 7

The silence in the ballroom lasted only a heartbeat before the murmurs erupted into a deafening cascade of whispers. The elite of the city’s real estate and architectural spheres were practically vibrating with the scandal. Clara Vance, the supposed silent workhorse behind Thorne Enterpri