Chapter 5

The man in the tailored suit was Richard Williams, Chief Legal Officer at James Carter's company.

I knew him well. Six years ago, when I married into the Carter family, he'd even handed me a wedding gift envelope at the reception.

But he didn't recognize me now. Or maybe the plain woman standing in line at the land administration office—dressed in jeans and sneakers, no makeup on her face—was nothing like the polished, pampered socialite bride of the Carter household he'd once remembered.

The live comments scrolled frantically across my screen: [James' real estate division got their hands on insider…