The Billionaire's Substitute: Her Final Escape

he bottom of the metal tr

heel and walked away, her strides long and purposeful as

stood up so fast his chair hit the wall. He strode to the door a

her hand. She pulled a tissue from her pocket and wiped the spilled coffee off her skin, rubbin

opened on the Hum

didn't knock. She pushed open the glass d

mped when the door slammed against the wall. He frowned deeply, cov

letter down onto the center of his desk. The s

t off. He glanced at the letter,

nges are frozen during the CEO transition," Ju

lat on his desk. She leaned

I am taking it starting right now," El

opened the Walton HR por

This isn't a negotiation, Julian. It's a notifi

ed his fist

p you with a massive breach of contract lawsuit.

actually laughed. The sound was

in her chest from the endless psychological torment.

ployee badge. She pulled her desk key off her keych

nd and walked o

r in stunned silence. Elease ignored them all. She k

ere!" Julian scream

't even tur

out onto the sidewalk. The midday New York sun hit her face, blindingly bright.

d city air. She pulled out her phone and pe

tepped off the curb to cross

A matte black Mercedes G63 swerved toward the curb and slammed

ul, erratic thump as adrenaline flooded her system. She s

ver's side do

who despised Brogan and made it his life's mission to humiliate the Walton patriarch by claiming his di

He walked straight up to Elease, using his mass

amusement. "Congratulations on finally getting

idn't want to deal with this psycho. She ste

ed around her wrist like a steel vice, squeezin

shooting up her arm. She yanked her arm, but he di

ed her forward. He slammed her bod

her ear. He whispered something so graphically

e raised her free hand and swung it

tly. He pressed his body weight fully against hers, pinning her against the hot metal of the ca

st. Her heart starte

o pass out from the lack of oxygen, sh

f the street, idling silently