Chapter 54

• "You're losing me money, Anastasia," her stepmother chastises as they step into the nondescript hallway. Some things never change, not even with all the money in the world. The rugs are perpetually filthy.
• "Jayson is hard to reach these days. The Italian didn't seem interested when he came by." She picks at her teeth with a long red nail, shooting Anastasia an annoyed glance.
• Anastasia blinks, stunned. Sandro was here? No. Knowing Marietta, it was just another lie crafted to fracture her mind, which is all she has left. She refuses to let her do it.