Chapter 4

After I hung up on him, Charles felt an unexplained surge of irritation.

Vivian soon called, tearfully complaining about how the trending news was affecting her, insisting that Charles go keep her company.

He soothed her with a few perfunctory words.

Then his assistant stepped forward to remind him, "Mr. Rivers, the two sets of jewelry and gowns you ordered earlier have arrived."

Charles remembered. Both sets had been ordered at my request.

Six months earlier, the Rivers Group had begun bidding for the Grandwell project. It was a crucial deal, and the hardest part was winning over the person…