Chapter 5

Carlos turned his head to look at me. His eyes were bloodshot and carried a heavy trace of despair.

He actually thought I was embarrassed of him.

Compared to that polished crowd, he probably felt rough and entirely out of place.

But I just started laughing.

I laughed loud and hard. I picked up a glass of top-shelf bourbon from the table and walked right up to Audrey.

"Do you really think you won today?" I asked.

"Isn't it obvious?" Audrey snapped back. "I have true love, ambition, and dignity. What do you have? Just grease and dirt."

"If you…