The Wrong Mrs Bandini의 모든 챕터: 챕터 1 - 챕터 3

My phone buzzed while I was standing pantsless in Xavier Bandini's kitchen, eating twenty-dollar strawberries out of a crystal bowl that probably cost more than my first laptop.If there was a more accurate representation of my life over the past three years, I hadn't found it yet.I was wearing one of Xavier's white shirts, which fell to mid-thigh, my hair still damp from the shower, while Boston glittered beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows of his sky-high penthouse.It had been three days since MIT graduation, and I hadn't done a single productive thing except sleep until noon, drink Xavier's wine, and tell people I was considering several job offers when, in reality, I was considering whether I could live forever on croissants and bad decisions.My phone lit up.June Whitmore.I stared at the name for a few seconds.June was Xavier's first ex-girlfriend. The kind of ex from back when Xavier was nineteen, had too much money, too little fear, and, according to campus rumors, once br

Beverly Hills had way too many houses that looked like museums, and the residence I was visiting this afternoon apparently had every intention of winning that competition.I slowed down when my GPS announced that I'd arrived, although the nearly thirteen-foot-tall black iron gates in front of me were already a pretty good indication.Beyond them stretched a long driveway lined with olive trees, limestone fountains, and a Mediterranean-style estate with tall windows and wrought-iron balconies that looked like they'd been transported straight from Italy.“Okay, Sarah,” I muttered, rolling down my window. “Apparently, you married well.”A security guard approached my car. “Good afternoon, ma'am. Your name?”“Iris Moguel. I have a four o'clock appointment with Sarah Marlone.”The man checked the tablet in his hand, then touched his earpiece and said something I couldn't hear. A few seconds later, the gates opened.I glanced at the dashboard clock.3:57 PM.Perfect.I hated being late, esp