Chapter 10 — The Re-Entry

We walked side by side toward the great mahogany doors of the main ballroom.

Inside, the reception was at its glittering peak — the music soaring off the crystal chandeliers, the champagne flowing, the whole beautiful machine of my father’s world running at full brightness.

Arthur stood near the head table, holding court with a cluster of prominent city developers, laughing his big laugh.

Chloe and her new husband were laughing too, radiant, at the center of everything.