Outside the auction hall, Emily stood by the curb, arms folded against the chill, waiting for her cab.
She glanced down at her phone, impatiently refreshing the ride-share app, hoping to run into someone influential who could change her luck.
But as the minutes passed and the attendees from the exclusive auction trickled away in their sleek cars, her hopes of casually bumping into a wealthy mogul faded.
"I'm so unlucky today," she muttered, tapping to order a cab.
Almost as soon as she made the request, a car pulled up beside her, its tyres screeching slightly against the pavement.
Emily barely looked at the vehicle before she opened the door and slid into the backseat, too busy scrolling through her social media feed to notice anything unusual.
"This cab came faster than I expecte
