Barred from the Estate

Sophie stood close for a moment, before stepping back as neighbors began heading into their entryways.

When Dean Victoria Liu heard that Sophie wanted to move onto campus immediately, she offered to stay behind, help her pack her violin and belongings, and drive her to the residence hall in her own car.

With Leo safely down from the 6th-floor roof and the courtyard clearing, the immediate crisis subsided.

Claire Kensington walked over to Jude, adjusting her coat with an amused smile. "Mr. Lawson, I didn't expect the founder behind the Lawson Sovereign Endowment to spend his mornings teaching at the Manhattan Conservatory."

After meeting Jude at the gala 2 nights earlier, Claire had reviewed what little public background existed on him, finding mostly recent real-estate acquisitions and corporate filings.

The contrast between an institutional endowment and a campus seminar had drawn her interest.