HE GAVE HIS MISTRESS MY PADDLE. HE FORGOT THE AUCTION HOUSE BELONGED TO ME

negotiate with consequences.

Naomi approached the table carrying a slim black folder.

“Mr. Cross,” she said, “you have been served.”

She placed the folder before him.

Inside were three documents.

A petition for divorce.

A temporary restraining order freezing Cross Avery Holdings.

And an emergency notice from the Aurelius Heritage Trust declaring a material continue reading …