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Chapters (92)
  1. First
  2. Love Connection
  3. Zero
  4. One
  5. Two
  6. Three
  7. Four
  8. Five
  9. Six
  10. Seven
  11. Eight
  12. Nine
  13. Ten
  14. Eleven
  15. One Month Later
  16. Twelve
  17. Thirteen
  18. Fourteen
  19. Fifteen
  20. Six Months Later
  21. Sixteen
  22. Seventeen
  23. Eighteen
  24. Nineteen
  25. Twenty
  26. Twenty-one
  27. Twenty-two
  28. Twenty-three
  29. Twenty-four
  30. Six Months Later
  31. Twenty-five
  32. Twenty-six
  33. Twenty-seven
  34. Twenty-eight
  35. Twenty-nine
  36. Thirty
  37. Thirty-one
  38. Thirty-two
  39. Thirty-three
  40. I Have Never
  41. One
  42. Two
  43. Three
  44. Four
  45. Five
  46. Six
  47. Seven
  48. Eight
  49. Nine
  50. Ten
  51. Eleven
  52. Twelve
  53. Thirteen
  54. Fourteen
  55. Fifteen
  56. Sixteen
  57. Seventeen
  58. Eighteen
  59. Nineteen
  60. Twenty
  61. Twenty-one
  62. Twenty-two
  63. A Christmas Date
  64. One
  65. Two
  66. Three
  67. Four
  68. Five
  69. Six
  70. Seven
  71. Eight
  72. Nine
  73. Ten
  74. Eleven
  75. Twelve
  76. Thirteen
  77. Fourteen
  78. Fifteen
  79. Sixteen
  80. Seventeen
  81. Eighteen
  82. Nineteen
  83. Twenty
  84. Twenty-one
  85. Twenty-two
  86. Note from the Author
  87. Sneak Peek – To the Stars and Back
  88. Two
  89. Three
  90. Four
  91. Also by Camilla Isley
  92. About the Author

“I know this might sound far-fetched, but hear me out.” I push both of my hands forward, palms up, to prevent objections. “What if we contacted her saying Inceptor Magazine wants to do an interview? Something about how Rebecca Vanderbilt built her fashion empire. Or how good Maison Vanderbilt is to the community with all the charities it supports. Or how Rebecca is a role model for so many young women. Then mid-interview, bam!” I slam my hand on the table. “We drop the bomb and ask her all the questions we want about tax evasion.”

Richard doesn’t reject the idea outright, and Michael is staring at me with an appreciative “holy s—, girl” expression, so I press on. “At that point, the cameras would be rolling and Rebecca couldn’t possibly refuse to answer or she might as well admit she’s guilty. All we have to do is come up with the right questions…”

“I can help with that,” Michael offers.

I turn to him. “Thank you.” Then back to Richard. “And even if she left in a rage at some point, we would have everything on the record.”

“What makes you think Rebecca Vanderbilt would even agree to an interview with you? You’re not exactly friendly with her daughter.”

I blush, and then punch below the belt. “But you are.”

“Not that much,” Richard says, and my heart leaps. At least their little gathering in LA was a bona fide one-night stand. “Anyway,” Richard continues, “even if I were close to her, what would you have me do? Trick Aurora into ruining her mother’s life?”

“Would you do it?”

A girl can hope.

“It’s out of the question.”

And have her hopes crushed. Anyway, I wouldn’t have respected Richard if he’d said yes.

“And what if I got the interview all by myself?” I ask.

“If you can do it without dropping my name.”

“I’ll have to use the magazine name, and you’re the Editor-in-Chief.”

“As long as you leave me out of it personally, it’d be fine.”

“Perfect! Are you giving me the green light to try?”

“Not yet.” Richard drums his fingers on the table. “What if Rebecca Vanderbilt were to sue?”

“For what? We’d make her sign a disclaimer beforehand granting us permission to air the interview.”

“What if she sues for slander?”

“They can win a lawsuit for slander only if the accusation is false,” Michael says. “And if they do sue you, it’d give you the right to access their books to prove your innocence. I doubt any lawyer in his right mind would initiate that kind of lawsuit with a guilty client.”

“So we don’t risk anything?” Richard asks.