I looked at Chloe, calm and elegant in black, utterly unbothered by her challenge.
The guests began murmuring again.
"Could it be true? Did she make up this story just to get back at her husband?"
"The real Reed heiress has never appeared in public."
"This is the age of viral content. People fake things all the time."
"How is she supposed to prove she is the Reed heiress?"
Just then, a series of low horn blasts sounded outside, followed by the deep, steady rumble of engines.
A fleet of luxury cars rolled into view. The line stretched past the curve of the driveway and kept coming, one car after another. Rolls-Royce Phantoms, Bentley Flying Spurs, Cadillacs, and Lincoln Navigators moved through the gates, each vehicle bearing the Reed family's crest, a gold rose gleaming in the after
