Drowning In Betrayal: Watch Me Shine Now

ow of the Maybach roll down. Julio's face appeared in the ga

a walked down the steps. Her face was a mask of ice. She sl

ck, suffocating smell filled Amanda's n

d over her mouth and nose. She reached for the door panel and slammed her finger on the

face. He reached over and pulled the m

m you are sick, and now you want to freeze

. Her eyes locked onto the lapel of his dark suit. A single, long stran

rothel," Amanda said. "Did you

s hand shot up to his tie, tugging at the knot. It

t her. "Are you having me follow

tte had sent her. She shoved the screen directly into Julio's face.

wrapped around Seraphina's waist. He s

ice was louder now, defensive. "I was enterta

ume mixed with his lies. A

pletely steady. "Fire Seraphina Vance tomo

quared his shoulders

of the acquisitions team. I am not firing a key

o cannot even read a basic profit and loss

en palm against the leather center console

always so cold. You never smile. You never support me. Sera

ice. The last tiny ember of hope she had for this three-y

She crossed her arms tightly over he

da said. The words tast

, mocking scoff. He

ed with pity. "Without the Mathews family name protect

into his ja

fiancée," Julio said, "I will buy you that

from him. The proximity of h

g," Amanda

t and pressed a button on the ceiling console. The thick, soundp

ng silence. The only sound was the heavy

eetlights flashed across her pale skin in a rhythmic, hypnotic p

angled the screen away from her, but she could see the soft, affect

. It felt like a hand had reached through her

n her notes app. The screen was filled with a long, numbered list. D

very bottom. She typ

s. Tried to buy my s

mber at the top of t

xpressway. The distant, glowing lights of the massive estat