She's Back, With The World In Her Grasp

get a d

he could catch her breath, and only then did it si

me man who sat at his desk regar

unchbox and the Cradle Project con

ou can't be

ly serious. Our company is about to lock in the Cradle Project, and that victory belongs to

x she had dutifully delivered to him every single workday for three

more than a dependable shadow-obedient, quiet, and painfully

our marriage, Davina and I would've been together age

went on, "You and my grandfathe

lity had once lived during his early struggles. Her years of qu

face-the way her once-timid expression ha

air, low and frostbitten

id you and my grandfather were both fools. He always wanted th

air as her palm

r grandfather!" Kaelyn bellowed,

gh her for the fi

hat the only reason she stayed, the only reason she supported him in silence, was bec

who she truly was and stood be

unbearable... maybe it was

tched his burning cheek, staring at

had the nerve

ith nothing to her name-should I bow in gratitude for that? I've tolerated you for three ye

on't flatter yourself. If that's what you want, fine

in his throat, his feature

her face, as if searching for s

en composed. Nothing

nd demanded, "Fine. Tell me what you want. As

her expression unreadable behind

'll meet you at

turned, swung the door shut with a sharp b

then the vow she made to

Project, yet he dared to claim Davina Hayes had secur

scovered Davina was nothing more than a decorative fraud-and that the rea

ess moved with c

agreement, there was not

ge dissolved in less

n felt a faint shiver run through her, but u

was finally free to reclai

nd thrust a document toward

r stock price shaken by... unnecessary rumors. Second, you're forbidden from working for any company connected to Morgan Group for the next two year

neatly signed check for five million. "That'll buy you time to figure

superiority, as if he were tossi

ous laugh slipp

had flowed straight into Leland's hand

five million seem

cularly shame

tween her fingers, her

odically tore the paper into thin strips and let th

gaze sharpened into something lethal. "Le

s shoulders stiffened, and he barked, trying to regain control, "Ka

ld respond, hi

n the screen, his hardened expression

he took the call rig

es with her. Yeah... I'll head over

ch as a glance and strode to his car, sliding

up for another wedding-he couldn't ha

self he would choke on

rough the quiet a moment later, sh

op in front of Kaelyn, its glossy bo

she stepped over the scattered documents as if they

respect and barely contained excitement flicker