Six Months Trial Marriage: Married To The Industry Devil

tte party was

clinking glas

t hall of Park

the room spin g

o much champagne

ulmination of years with her fiancé

toni

tomach. "Excuse me, " she murmured to the cluster of frie

with one of the servers-a young wo

" Tyla

rmly. "No worries, M

and continued to th

le down her flushed cheeks. The coolness steadied her a little. She strai

gy-family and friends toa

ed the room, she

r, after his own low-key bach

his reassuring kiss. "Sweet Jace," she whispered

rifted toward the exit, thi

ispers caught her ear from a side cor

lips. "Some people can't even wait for

froze her in place-low, in

door to the staff restroom was ajar, a sliver of lig

inary school, the woman she'd trusted above all others. They were locked in

athless. "Let me have you one

her jaw. "God, I've mi

Promise you'll come back to me-to us-once you've g

nce the papers are signed and I'm named full CEO of Parker's Restaurant chain, we'll push her out. I'll elevate you-

as our little secret stays safe." Their laughte

or, the one she'd sacrificed everything to support. She'd abandoned her own dreams of being a chef after winning the prestigious Bon Appétit competition in France, becoming America's

eir future." He'd persuaded her to step back from the kitchen, handing the reins to Edna ins

shed down. Betrayed by the two people she'd lov

The night air hit her like a slap as she pushed through the doors, t

reet without looking. Headlights flare

r to confront him? Or had the betr