Chapter 126

Eleanor’s POV

Eleanor sat in a corner booth at an upscale restaurant in Midtown, swirling a glass of red wine and checking her watch for the third time. Jared was late. Again.

She was starting to regret giving him so much money. The man had cleaned up nicely, yes, but apparently punctuality wasn’t something twenty thousand dollars could buy.

Finally, she spotted him walking through the entrance. H