第16部分

請關閉瀏覽器的閱讀/暢讀/小說模式並且關閉廣告遮蔽過濾功能，避免出現內容無法顯示或者段落錯亂。

ver。　He　grinned　wildly。　He

could　do　this！

Then　his　legs　gave　way　underneath　him　and　he　landed　on　the　rough　pavement　with　a　thud　as　he

crumpled　to　the　ground。

？Dan！？　Bree　cried；　leaning　over　him。　？Are　you　okay？？

Dan　looked　up　to　see　her　flushed　face　framed　by　wispy　ringlets　of　flaxen　hair。　His　vision　started

to　cloud。

？Am　I　dying？？　he　asked　out　loud。　？Are　you　an　angel？？

？I　better　administer　CPR；？　Bree　announced　sternly；　crouching　down　and　pressing　her　mouth　to

his。

As　if　that　wouldn？t　give　him　an　even　bigger　heart　attack。

from　the　frying　pan　to　the　fire

Wobbling　uneasily；　Vanessa　Abrams　gripped　the　wrought…iron　railing　and　steadied　herself　on　the

low　marble　steps　leading　up　to　the　ivy…covered　mansion　on　Eighty…seventh　Street。　She　burped

noisily　and　jabbed　at　the　illuminated　doorbell　four　or　five　times　before　she　finally　managed　to　ring

it。　Maybe　consoling　herself　with　an　ice…cold　bottle　of　pinot　grigio　hadn？t　been　the　wisest　decision

she？d　ever　made；　especially　since　she　was　minutes　away　from　a　job　interview。

After　being　unceremoniously　thrown　off　the　set　ofBreakfast　at　Fred？s　；　Vanessa　had　ridden　the

elevator　with　the　possibly　humanoid　Blair…Waldorf…in…training　Jasmine；　who　had　informed

Vanessa　that　it　just　so　happened　that　her　mother　was　looking　for　a　highly　qualified；　energetic；　and

enthusiastic　person　for　a　very　important　job。　Vanessa　had　been　too　upset　to　get　the　exact　details；

but　Jasmine　tore　a　page　from　her　Louis　Vuitton　agenda　and　scribbled　an　address；　urging　Vanessa

to　follow　up　on　it　immediately。

After　a　few　glasses　of　wine　pilfered　from　Rufus　Humphrey？s　personal　stash；　Vanessa　had　started

to　se