Chapter 9

"Yes, Code 7. I want this plane met at the gate by Metropolitan Police and the AuraJet UK operations director, Jonathan Briggs. Tell Jonathan to meet me on the jet bridge. Is that clear?"Evelyn, on the verge of tears, could only nod. "Yes. Yes, Ms. Jordan. Right away." She fled.The cabin was so quiet the hum of the engines sounded like a roar.Marcus Thorne's anger suddenly evaporated, replaced by a cold, confusing dread. He'd heard the names: Captain Morrison, Jonathan Briggs, Ms. Jordan.He looked at Chloe, whose face was as white as her dress. She was frantically typing Seraphina's name into her phone."Marcus," Chloe whispered, her hand shaking as she held up the screen.Marcus squinted. He saw the Forbes article: "The Queen of the Skies: How Seraphina Jordan's Billions Rescued AuraJet." There was a picture of Seraphina—not in sweats, but in a stunning blue Armani suit, standing in front of the exact 777 they were currently on.Marcus made a sound, a small, strangled gulp. He staggered back, collapsing into his suite. "No," he breathed. "No, no, no. It's... it's a coincidence. It's a different person."But he knew it wasn't. The eyes—the calm, appraising eyes—were the same.He looked at Seraphina, who was still standing. "Ms. Jordan," he stammered, his voice suddenly sycophantic. "I... I think there has been a... a terrible misunderstanding. I had no idea. I mean—""No idea of what, Mr. Thorne?" Seraphina's voice was ice. "That I owned the plane? Does that make me less of a monkey? Does my net worth change the fact that you thought I was a diversity hire who didn't belong?""I... I was joking," he pleaded, a bead of sweat tracing a line down his temple. "It was... it was banter. Just cabin banter. Right, Chloe?"Chloe looked like she was going to be sick. "I... I don't feel well," she whimpered, closing her suite door.

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