Chapter 718

Renee’s POV

Friday arrived with the taste of a quiet promise.

Well-dressed people.

Calculated lighting.

Glasses that never stayed empty.

Conversations that sounded casual but were really résumés in disguise.

I had received an invitation to an art exhibition in Florentia.

Not one of those small events with half a dozen acquaintances and lukewarm wine.

This was one of those crowded nights full of rich people and expensive drinks, held in a curated gallery that knew how to make its own name sound like a password.

It was always good to go.

My work had been solving my temporary money problem, but beauty and youth have an expiration date.

I wasn’t in the habit of betting everything on a single solution.I had plans. And yes, a rich husband was still at the top of the list.

An excellent option.

the right place beside the right man. I went into the

Mommy’s going out tonight,” I said in the sweet

She

you going to

some

babysitter will

serious, like she was learning to read the world through what

sleep,” I lied with the calm of someone offering a blanket.She accepted the lie the way

Because they need to.

The babysitter arrived right on time and I left

Nothing excessive.

“Dinner at eight.Bath at nine.Bed at ten,”

replied. I crouched down, smoothed Bella’s hair, and

like the problem in our lives was

keys, and left. The

the curves, the kind of scenery that stays beautiful even when you’re not in the mood

and walked to

had that

tall doors,

Everything clean.

Everything controlled.

I headed to the coat check, where a

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