The beautiful heiress

While the four men conversed, Allie found Chloe and went to her. Ron stood not too far away, talking to some male friends.

"As expected, the party is very extravagant," Chloe remarked while sipping champagne.

As Chloe was busy dissecting and commenting on people's dresses like a fashion enthusiast, Allie's mind wandered elsewhere. Her eyes quietly watched the four men not too far away. Evan seemed to be at ease around the three, as if they had been very close to each other. But that wasn't the issue. Allie remembered finding something about Royce Beaufort back when she was researching for a client.

Royce's adopted family had once been leaders of a big syndicate. Although he hadn't been implicated as a teenager and the syndicate had been dissolved, something about the air around the man seemed too dark and unnerving.

Allie wondered if these men were just business tycoons or something else. Maybe she was just overthinking it?