Chapter 5 - Claire Walks Into Empty Master Suite
Back at the downtown luxury penthouse, Claire Bennett slipped out of her silk robe and padded barefoot across the expansive hardwood floors.
She checked her diamond-encrusted wristwatch, frowning as she noticed Roman had been gone for over three hours past his promised arrival time.
“Roman, darling, you promised you’d be back by dawn to celebrate our new real estate acquisition,” she muttered aloud to the empty room.
She picked up her phone to dial his private cell number, but the line went straight to voicemail without a single ring.
Panic flickered in her chest as she remembered the ambitious transfer documents she had signed just hours before at the private lounge downtown.
If Roman’s wife had discovered the asset diversion scheme before the county recorder stamped the deeds, their entire multi-million dollar plan was doomed.
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Claire threw on a designer coat, grabbed her designer handbag, and ordered an urgent private car service straight to the Carter suburban estate.
She had no idea that walking through those front doors would trap her right in the middle of an exploding corporate war zone.
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