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

respect. A couple tried opportunistic friendliness. You declined both with equal politeness. Something had shifted permanently. The old hierarchy was gone, at least for tonight. You could feel people revising their memories of you in real time, and the absurdity of that almost made you smile.

When Alejandro finally emerged, his tie was gone and his continue reading …