SHE HIRED A STRANGER FROM A DATING APP TO STOP HER CLASSMATES FROM HUMILIATING HER—BUT WHEN THE BILLIONAIRE TOOK HER HAND, THE WHOLE REUNION TURNED INTO A NIGHT THEY WOULD NEVER FORGET

had always known how to recover from embarrassment by pretending she had chosen it. She floated toward you in her red dress, every movement polished, every word coated in practiced sweetness. Up close, you could see the tension in her jaw.

“Camila, you should have told us you were coming with someone,” she said. “We were just catching up. No one meant continue reading …