Chloe chickened out. "With how broke I am now, just showing up would make me a joke. Take them down a notch? Yeah right."

But Valerie wasn't having it. "Girl, so what if you lost the Gray family's backing? You've still got those looks! Trust me—dress up right for that party, and James will be kicking himself!"

Chloe didn't buy it, but Valerie was on a mission. Every free second, she was dragging Chloe around, shopping for the perfect "knockout ...