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.

in the end, the world forgives almost anything when you’re in the right place beside the

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

She

going to work?” I

meeting some

babysitter will stay

was learning to

you coming back?” “Before you go to sleep,” I lied with the calm of someone offering a

Because they need to.

The babysitter arrived right on

Nothing excessive.

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

down, smoothed Bella’s hair, and kissed

like the problem in

my keys, and left. The drive to

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

parked nearby and walked

building had that discreet

façade, tall doors, staff dressed in

Everything clean.

Everything controlled.

the coat check, where a receptionist smiled with trained

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