ELEANOR“I’ll see you out there, Julian,” I said, letting the words settle enough to rattle him. “With your wife.”I turned and walked away before he could answer, my heels clicking evenly on the floor. Behind me, I heard Vivian's voice, pitched low and enticing as she conversed with Julian, whose voice was sharper and more irritated.The thing about real control was that it never required orchestrating every single move. It was easy, really; it only required putting the right pieces in place and letting the rest burn down on its own.I hadn’t told Vivian to show up today. I hadn’t spoken to Margaret in days either, not since she called me panicked the day after the charity gala. I had no idea what either of them had done since, but whatever it was, it clearly worked. Scarlet was nowhere in sight, and rumors were going around, rumors I’d personally fueled, but they were effective nonetheless. Julian was on thin ice, and it was only a matter of time until the ice cracked and he went un
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