d out from th
ker guy?" Jenna's voice trembled, thick with tears an
know you're the only one who matters to me. I just said that to keep Lindsay satisfied. You know I n
isdain and cold malice in his voice sent
ilt, turning low and honeyed. "Ty
ate murmurs, accompanied by the faint
dim hallway outside, h
rply, a wave of nausea
she had poured
ed as family, someone she had lov
sting and
her realize that she had been clenching her fists tightly enough to b
been someone w
oor immediately, dragged their betrayal into the open, si
t.
ge of her mother asleep in that ho
ove the patent transfer, withdraw from the
er dividends and shares should be placed into a jo
refully put on display, she had hand
had turned into a
ver her money, not against someone like Tyler. He would likely
ntinue paying for he
anage the rest
in her palm
it toward the gap in the door, and r
rned quietly to the
bedroom door opene
she seemed to be asleep, and
shower, got into bed, and
and maintained a steady rhythm to her breathin
t trace of another woman's
had drifted off, Lindsay
window, they were sharp and dist
on the marks left
crossed her mind to press a pillow
care, rising without mak
slipped into the bathroom, quiet
he screen, Lindsay keyed in
dn't
been the date he became
he chan
hink, and then entered Tyler's b
cation banner slid acros
from Jenna. "I l
hotos cam
igit passcode field, a real
d it
in Jenna's
chilling smile appeared at
y do care abo
he top, and Lindsay saw the highly s
in his bank records-purchases of jewelry, expensive items, an
lly, Lindsay collected al
e as unread before returning Tyler's
ated move, and every humiliation they had p
earned just how dangerous a "tool" could
.
rrived, and the birthday p
d polished smiles crowded the space, and the air bu
second-floor balcony and surveyed the gathering until her
in a perfectly tailored black suit,
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