Chapter 18

Chloe set her bag down on the entryway table and smoothed her skirt. The hum of the air conditioner was the only sound in the apartment until she turned toward Noah, who was sitting in the living room. "I went to a dinner party at the Riverbend Grand Hotel with Hannah," Chloe explained, her voice steady and direct. "Her aunt, Sarah Sterling, is very insistent about these things, and Hannah didn't want to go alone. It's hard to say no when they've been so generous, so I agreed to tag along...