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at the crisp edges of the ultrasound p
bruising rhythm. She shoved the paper-the one clearly stamped with the wo
he heavy oak door emitte
A bitter gust of late autumn wind swept into the entr
oad shoulders, making his sharp, unforgiving jawline look even more b
abit, she forced a welcoming smile and stepped fo
dodging her hands with
marched straight to the black marble kitchen island and slammed two thick stacks
e dropped to
ermination
the air out of her lungs. The b
th a harsh tug. He towered over her, his vo
d you really think you could use a parasite
ng her head frantically. "Ell,
s, but she dug her nails into her
e hand clamping around her jaw. His grip was a vise, forcing h
ke physical blows. "You aren't even fit to carry Georgina's
rgi
errated blade. The last flicker of hope in her
ly mechanical. "Sign the medical consent form and the non-disclosure divorce agree
nausea crashed int
mbled backward, slapping a hand over her mouth as her stomach viol
curled in a sneer. "Save the acting
ed her spine straight, her muscles trembling unde
de her
ion, she flipped to the signature page of the divorce NDA and signed her n
ion. His brow furrowed in
ve-million-dollar check. She threw them directly at Mr. Vanc
e was raw, scraped hollow by the acid
y as you wish. But I will handle the
osed the distance between them in one stride and grabbe
me are you playi
idn't pull away. She tilted her chin up, a
n let go of a dead woman. You
his deepest,
thunderous storm. He viol
ard, her lower back slamming hard again
asped, her hands instinctively flying to cover her fla
He stood over her, his
apartment tonight. And tomorrow at
front door slammed shut behind him, the force of
the apartment
binets, collapsing onto the hardwood floor. The tears fin
t the crumpled ultrasound paper. She buried her face in
ct you both.
hospital billing department flashed. It was a massive, six-fig
bers burned
leeve. The tears stopped. The warmth in her
ed the Steele Group's executive health
r copy of the signed divorce agreement, shoved it
he would wa
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