The Gilded Canary

When Mrs. Elaine Sterling handed me a check for a million dollars to leave Maxwell Sterling, I didn’t hesitate. I had spent five years with him, giving up the best years of my life without any title, any recognition. That million felt like little compensation. Word of this reached Max quickly. Later, I heard he even skipped an important meeting to rush over to see me.

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When Max arrived at The Beacon Apartments he’d bought for me, I was packing my things.

“What’s this supposed to mean?” he demanded, his face as dark as a storm cloud.