Chapter 350

Madison

I shrank back slightly, hoping she wouldn’t notice me, but my attention was drawn to Alexander. He stood with Katherine, his hand not quite touching the small of her back as Caroline approached them.

Even from this distance, I could see Caroline’s practiced smile as she air-kissed Alexander’s cheek, then turned to Katherine with exaggerated warmth.

“Probably plotting world domination together,” I muttered under my breath, watching as the three of them fell into conversation. Caroline laughed at something Katherine said, touching her arm in a gesture of familiarity that spoke of a long-standing relationship.

Of course, they knew each other. They probably summered together in the Hamptons as children, attended the same elite schools, shared the same rarefied air their entire lives.

I took another deep breath, fighting the urge to flee. I was Madison Harper, project manager of Knight Industries’ Manhattan development. I had every right to be