he offered a sickeningly sweet smil
la envelope in Elinor's hand. She easily guessed its cont
. It was partly from the pregnancy h
d physical distance from Bella's overwhelming
d. She looked Bella dead in the eye. "Trash belongs in the
The corners of her mouth twitched. Her eyes flash
d the victim perfectly. She lowered
in just... he just couldn't forg
sation was pointless. She turned her back on
elope on the receptio
ssional. "Please hand this directly to Gavi
he heavy, suffocating tension between the
lder. She ensured the zipper hiding her
lance at Bella, Elinor walked toward the revolvin
concern melted away. A smug, vic
olving doors and stepped out onto the busy si
out into the lobby. His assistant, Nathan, wa
ing through the revolving doors. But what truly confirmed her identity was the faint, clean scent of her subtle jasm
te domain without his prior knowledge, hit his system. The inexplicable loss of control
tepped directly into his path. She place
ld up the coffee cup. "I brought your fav
oors. The glass spun empty. She was gone. He b
m Bella's touch. He walked
d, his voice hard. "Wha
Gavin the manila envelope. "She... she ask
ned final asset waiver. He flipped to the financial compensation page.
tight. He realized she truly walked away with a
him. She looked at the p
a suggested softly. "Give her a few days. She
nored Bella's comment entirel
ure Elinor's accounts are heavily funded immediately. Force
ightened so hard the cardboard buckled. Her knuc
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