ing bled through the horizontal blinds, ca
wearing a sharp, tailored black blazer and matching trousers she had or
in carrying a high-end insulated thermos. She stoppe
e lid of the thermos and poured steaming, gold
l. "You should call Mr. Suarez. Just... soften your tone a little. Men have so much pressure at work.
stared at the steam rising from the ho
above a whisper, but it carried a razor-sharp edge. "Pu
nd jerked
ck of the older woman's hand. Agnes gasped, her eyes darting away in sheer panic. She
her stomach. Agnes knew. This woman, who had practically raised her, had known about K
like a physical
g her arm out and slapped the por
ble floor. Hot soup and shards of
res," Alaya hissed, stepping closer to the trembl
her pocket and dialed he
commanded into the phone, her eyes locked on Agnes's pa
ntically, shaking her head. Alaya silenced her with a sing
ed out her Hermes travel bag. She began shoving her personal toiletrie
ng forward. "The doctors haven't cleared y
y. "I am leaving this hospital today. And I am nev
Against Medical Advice-forms. She signed the legal waiver with sharp, aggress
witt family's armored Rolls-
ale, exhausted face behind massive black su
laya ordered the driver. "
nthouse, the silence of the massive space hit her like a physical weigh
custom-made cashmere slippers Hardy had order
ew across the hardwood floor
droom. She dragged three massive Rimowa suitcases fr
family heirlooms, her personal documents. Anything Hardy had bought her-the diamond necklaces, the de
framed photo of them on their honeymoo
at the smiling faces. She slammed
n two hours, every trace of "Alaya Hewitt"
in the center of the massive, empty livi
engagement ring. She pulled it over her kndropped the ring inside, right next to his custom cufflinks. It landed w
levator. Her heels clicked sharply ag
he penthouse. It was no longer a hom/1/115011/coverbig.jpg?v=359e1a91f93782e48d8a2dda7e5dad21&imageMogr2/format/webp)