Page 58 of Money Reigns
The ride is smooth and this is by far the fanciest car I’ve ever been in.
I don’t even know what kind of vehicle it is. It’s sleek. Black. The interior smells like leather and something expensive I can’t name. The driver calls me “Ms. Baker” and opens the door for me like I’m royalty. No conversation. No music. Just polished silence and tinted glass.
The moment I step inside my apartment, I drop my bag, and immediately hop in the shower, not ten seconds after I’m done, towel wrapped around me, a knock comes.
“Hair and makeup,” a cheerful voice calls from the other side.
I open the door to find a woman who looks like she belongs on the cover of a beauty magazine, thin, early thirties, glowing skin, warm smile.
“I’m Isabella,” she says, breezing in with a massive case and zero hesitation. “Mr. Beaumont sent me.”
I nod and move out of her way.
“I haven’t even had time to put on the dress yet—”
Isabella spots the box on the couch and waves me toward it.
“Good thing you didn’t try it on alone. Those dresses are a nightmare to wrestle into solo.”
She sets her cases down on my kitchen island like she owns the place, then turns back to me, handing over a sleek black box tied with a satin ribbon.
“This is for you. Also from him.”
I blink, caught off guard. “The makeup?”
“Nope. This is the first part to the dress.” She gestures to the box. “He said you should change into this first, before we do the dress.”
I stare at her. “First part?”
She nods expectantly.
My hand tightens around the ribbon of the box.
“You wanna change out here, or in your room?” she asks gently.
I hesitate.
She’s kind. Pretty. Bubbly.
Still… a stranger.
“I’ll go to my room,” I murmur.
“Of course, take your time,” she says easily, turning her attention to unpacking a tray of lipsticks like this is totally normal.
I walk slowly to my room, fingers trembling slightly as I untie the ribbon.
When I lift the lid, my breath catches, and I almost drop the box.
Inside: black lace.
Soft. Expensive.
Lingerie.
Not just any lingerie.My size.
Perfectly cut for curves.
