Chapter 6

“Ma’am—your spa appointment—”

“Cancel it,” Nicole said to the new maid she hired. smoothing the cuffs of her white blazer. “And tell the driver to take me to Harrington & Burke.”

The law firm.

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The Blake family lawyer, Mr. Thatcher, was old, sharp, and too smart to waste words. When Nicole stepped into his office, he looked up from his desk and studied her. “You look like your father today,” he muttered. “That’s a compliment... and a warning.”

“I ...