Chapter 27

"Are you crazy? She's a high-ranking exec at a foreign company—she’s got everything she could want. You really think she’d go for someone like me? We're just business partners, that's all. Believe it or not. I’ve got a meeting tonight anyway, so don’t wait up." "Arthur!" Vivian’s voice screamed from behind, almost tearing through the air. But that’s just how Arthur was—once he got a taste of things outside, he’d do anything to run off. Lately he hadn’t even been staying at home much. "Sis, what’s going on? Why have they been fighting so much lately?" Justin asked. "The more they fight, the better. At least they’re too busy to bother with us. Maybe we’ll finally get a little peace and quiet." But Denise couldn’t have been more wrong. That so-called peace? Nowhere to be found. What was waiting for her was a whole mess of trouble. By the time afternoon rolled around the next day, Denise met up with Lily for lunch at a restaurant. They hadn’t even gotten all their dishes yet when a group o