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And clearly a lying, cheating, scumbag.

As she swiped to another page, the announcement of a new gallery opening in New York caught her eye.

CHASE MILLER TO HEAD NEW YORK NAYAK GALLERY THIS SPRING.

Bella frowned. Why would someone in supposedly the height of their creative career take a job as gallery director?

What was he running from? Probably from another scandal, Bella thought. That was how these men worked, wasn’t it? For all they knew, Astrid could have been just the tip of the iceberg. Well, Bella wasn’t going to let that happen. He didn’t get to just start all over again. None of them did.

Then she caught sight of a job posting.

Communications director for Nayak New York.

Huh.

Well. Shedidhave some time to kill before she took up her role at her parents’ foundation, didn’t she?

She felt Astrid’s gaze on her.

‘What?’

‘I don’t know what you’re planning,’ Astrid said, ‘but the look in your eyes says you’re up to no good. And I like it.’

Bella bit the inside of her cheek but couldn’t stop smiling. Astrid was right. Because Bella, the perennially good girl, was about to do some very bad things. And Chase Miller wouldn’t even know what hit him.

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Astrid

Bella, you’re panicking, aren’t you?

Sienna

Are you? Are you okay?

Paige

A little panic is understandable.

Bella bit her lip. She was very much tryingnotto panic, but as she let herself into her brand-new apartment with absolutelyhugefloor-to-ceiling windows that beckoned her towards them with a display of Central Park that most Americans would give their right arm for, it was safe to say that her current state was absolutely and undeniably one of panic.

What on earth had she got herself into?

Astrid

Are you in yet? What’s the flat like?

The serviced apartment was amazing. Bella was hardly a stranger to wealth, but this? She turned around in a circle, taking in the modern kitchen, laundry facilities and near futuristic amenities. The apartment had a voice-activated home assistant, and twenty-four-hour access to a concierge who had already let her know about a delivery waiting for her. Her family had country money,oldmoney. But this? This wascitymoney. Urban. Luxurious. Modern.

She placed her bag on the kitchen island and took in the minimalist design that defined elegance. A buttery soft caramel leather sofa set bracketed a fireplace, the surround a modern concrete strip against the clean white walls. A large cream sheepskin rug sat on hardwood flooring that warmed the grey tones of brushed chrome furnishings.

It should have looked cold and uninviting, but it was easy to imagine herself curled up on the sofa covered in a blanket, or bare toes curling in that sheepskin. In a daze she wandered towards the door off the living area and entered a bedroom that stopped her in her tracks.

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