Chapter 3

Claire lived in a small attic apartment with a slanted ceiling and a window facing a narrow alley. There was a bakery downstairs that started its ovens at six every morning, and the smell reached the fifth floor.

She bought a SIM card and sent Andrew her first message.

Claire: [Landed. Moved in. I go to the school tomorrow.]

He answered in seconds.

Andrew: [Good. Call if you need anything.]

She didn't reply.

She opened her news feed, and a business headline came up.

[Grant Realty posts 23 percent year-over-year revenue growth in Q3. James Grant named Young Business Leader…