The Thorne Heiress Unveiling Shadow novel Chapter 88

Evelyn didn't use her usual weapons. The Lancaster Legacy Ball wasn't a problem she could solve with a hack or by playing the stock market. It was a problem about status, and for that, she needed a softer touch.

She needed Chrysalis.

In the Thorne command center, she pulled up a new screen. "This isn't about money or power, not directly," she explained to Kaelen and her family. "Claudia's weapon is social standing. She thinks her legacy and her name are untouchable. So, we don't attack her business. We attack her pride."

Chase still looked ready for a fight. "I still think we should just buy the hotel out from under her."

Evelyn shook her head, a small smile on her face. "Too crude, brother. We need to be more elegant."

She began her quiet, elegant plan. From a secure, hidden server, she wrote a simple email. The sender's address was a secret, known only to a few very important people in the worlds of art and high fashion.

The subject was just three words: "A Private Viewing."

The email was sent to only one hundred names from the guest list. These were the real bosses, the people whose opinions mattered, the billionaires and powerful families who decided what was in and what was out.

The email said:

Hello,

I hear many of you will be at the St. Regis Hotel this Saturday. By a happy coincidence, I am in New York for a short trip.

I would be honored if you would join me for a small, private art salon. I am hosting it in the hotel's Penthouse Suite on the same evening.

I will be showing, for the very first time, a long-lost painting by the master Bellini. It is called ‘The Seraphim's Tear'.

This is a private invitation. I hope you can make time to see a miracle.

Sincerely,

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