Chapter 474

• Rafael set his espresso down on the table and glanced at me. “Any word on Leona? Is she doing better? I thought Samuel’s removal from the advisory board would’ve made him dial back his behavior.”
• I sighed, closing my laptop. “With a man like Samuel, theatrics about ‘true love’ are just part of his personal brand. And no he hasn’t dialed anything back. If anything, he’s been more absent. He hasn’t visited Leona’s condo in weeks.”
• Rafael scoffed. “True love. What a hollow phrase coming from someone like him. What about that other girl the merchant’s daughter? The one whose trust fund got funneled into that so-called ‘investment opportunity’ that turned out to be a cover for a buyout involving a retired influencer-slash-‘consultant’?”