and marched straight int
her hands frantically tearing through the lower cabinets, searching
tom drawer open wi
the heavy brass handle. The nail split right down the m
d the thro
idden compartment behind his secure saf
ed the document onto t
il she found the specific addendum rega
nk stared b
idelity or initiated the divorce, the husband ha
e from twenty minutes ago, accusing h
g the infid
. She could not pull
e chair, pressing both hands over her face
e door cl
tray with a fresh cup of coffee. When she saw Arden behi
ff-limits," Brenda said, her voice dripping with fake sw
head sna
yes locking onto Brenda with
t o
taken aback by the raw au
p down loudly on a side table, and wal
Zara sat on the lock screen: At the ER again. The cramping won't stop. Arden swipe
was ready to beg. She would give up ever
rang for a
heard the distinct intercom announcements of an airport VIP
ebrate, Rico?" Brooklyn's voice ec
ble hand reached into Arden'
rned into shallo
ce came through the
tell me you sig
, fighting the heavy
't stop the payments to the sanatorium. I don't w
out a low,
u'll throw away whatever dignity you h
ne wen
's ear, a steady, mechanical sound
y at the dark scr
f hope she had left
up the heavy Montblanc foun
e gold nib over the signature line on
k and landed on the paper, blurring
pressed the pen down,
from the paper, all the en
ead against the cool wood of the desk,
later, she wip
t into a thick manila envel
aleb Vance, Federico's executive assista
the envelop
sed through his eyes, but he quickly ma
you vacate the master suite today," Caleb said, his voic
him, her face
am I supposed to
to meet her eyes. He poi
quarters at the
ooked at the dark, narrow door a
le pulled at the c
ng her shoulders back, and walked
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