in front of the luxurious Uppe
ent terminal, shoved the heavy door open,
ts on her bare feet, sending sh
vering body through the gra
and an umbrella. Today, he kept his head down, aggressive
ase tightened in A
nt desk and stepped int
elevator reflected her disastrous state-her hair plastered to her
chimed. The d
led foyer of her home, she was
s of the penthouse we
ggressively hauling her mother's priceless a
cking as she stumbled out of the elevat
d around. He looked her up and down, his eyes lingeri
etheart," the boss grunte
aper toward her face. It was a
as filed for bankruptcy protection. Everyt
the blood drai
ed to tilt ben
ossible. Her family'
Abig
d voice broke th
ler who had practically raised h
dark purple bruise was alrea
Abigayle by the arms just
Abigayle gasped, gripping his sleeves.
d with tears, his han
ss," Thaddeus sobbed, his voice breaking.
. Her lungs felt like the
..." she c
Thaddeus wept. "He's in the ICU. And Miles... Miles was rushing t
her like phy
r brother bleeding.
edges. She leaned heavily against Thaddeus, a s
o boss barked, waving his hand dismissively.
he original Monet hangi
instantly mutated into a
elf in front of the fireplace, spreadi
ng. "Until the final court ruling, these are pe
huckled, a nast
, his heavy boots thudding
re, honey," he sneered, sto
ke stale toba
ench coat, where the fabric had slipped,
lloused hand to grab her chin. "You be nice to me, and m
in Abigayl
raising her hand and sla
e of trash," she spat, he
. The smirk vanished, re
itch," he
ands hard agains
e flew
lished wood. She crashed violently into t
out of her lungs. She slid d
yle!" Thadd
imself at the boss,
ly raised his heavy work boot and ki
floor, curling into a tigh
tched the o
the heavy footsteps of the repo boss as he closed the dis
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