Penelope POV
My phone buzzed against my palm.
The screen glowed with a private message from Zaria.
"That woman sitting next to Julian. Is that Kimberly?"
I stared at the name. It did not register.
I typed back a brief reply. "Didn't notice."
It took a full minute for the memory to surface.
Kimberly. The girl from the Agate Pack. They owned half the entertainment industry. They had the cash. They had the power. They had everything they wanted.
Except Julian.
She believed Julian rejected her because of her face. She fled abroad. She bought a new one.
Another text buzzed from Zaria. "Heard she blew three million credits on surgery overseas. Honestly. Meh."
A green emoji followed. It was vomiting.
I did not laugh. It had nothing to do with me. I did not care.
I locked my screen an
