Revenge Of The Temptress의 모든 챕터: 챕터 1 - 챕터 3

The phone rang for the third time in ten minutes and Aurora Santini wanted to throw it against the wall. Instead she took a deep breath and answered with her most professional voice."Santini Imports, this is Aurora speaking.""Where the hell is my shipment?" The voice was loud enough that she had to pull the phone away from her ear. "I was promised delivery three days ago and I've got nothing!"Aurora pulled up the client file, fingers flying across the keyboard. Behind her she could hear Victoria's heels clicking across the marble floor of what used to be her father's office. What should have been her office."Mr. Chen, your container was held up at customs. We've been working with our broker to resolve the documentation issue and..." Aurora paused as Victoria's voice cut through the air like a blade."Aurora, when you're finished playing secretary perhaps you could remember that some of us have real work to do."Heat rose in Aurora's cheeks but she kept her voice steady. "Mr. Chen,

Aurora spent the rest of the day at Maria's apartment trying to make sense of everything. Maria had printed out newspaper articles about the Romano family. Headlines about suspected racketeering, money laundering, bodies that turned up in the river. And at the center of it all was Luciano Romano, described as brilliant, ruthless, and completely untouchable."Look at this," Maria pointed to a photo from some charity gala. Luciano in a tuxedo with a blonde socialite on his arm. "This is from last month. The article says he's never been married, never been in a serious relationship. Just a string of beautiful women who never last more than a few weeks."Aurora stared at the photo. He looked exactly the same as he had last night, except colder somehow. More remote."Maybe it's better that you only had one night," Maria said softly. "Men like that, they don't do happily ever after."By seven thirty Aurora was getting dressed for her meeting with Marcus. She'd hidden copies of evidence at M