he guy on the phone replied。 His voice was deep and cajoling； making it hard to guess
how old he was。 Nineteen or thirty…five？ ？This is Owen Wells。 Your father mentored me at the
firm when I was first starting out。 We？re both Yalies； and I understand you？re interested in going
there yourself。？
Interested？Blair wasn？t justinterested in going to Yale？it was her sole purpose in life。 Why the
hell else would she be takingfive APs？
？Yes； I am；？ she squeaked。 She glanced up at Gianni； who was mouthing the words to a cheesy
Celine Dion song wafting out of the salon？s sound system。 ？I kind of messed up my interview；
though。？
Actually； she？d kind of told the interviewer her whole life？s sob story and then kind ofkissed him；
which was more than kind of a major ？whoops。？
？Well； that？s exactly why I？m calling；？ Owen Wells replied； his sexy voice resonating like the
bass notes of a cello。 ？Your father？s support means a lot to the school； and they want to give you a
second chance。 I？m volunteering my services as your alumnus interviewer； and the admissio