The Langford estate never looked more imposing than when Serena walked through its front gates uninvited.
Security didn’t stop her. They recognized her now—because Daniel had made sure the world did.
But the way they averted their eyes told her everything. She wasn’t welcome, not really. She was feared.
And she’d take that over invisibility any day.
Daniel met her just inside the vestibule, crisp in a charcoal suit. “You’re early.”
“I didn’t want to travel through the rain in fashionable style,” Serena said, wiping a few raindrops from her coat.
I thought they’d enjoy breaking up anyway.
“They’re already talking,” he said.
“Let them.”
They walked down the hall together, past antique portraits and ancient silence. The boardroom at the heart of the house had been cleared for the up
