e shiver down Eleanor's spine. She hugged her arms tightly acros
nt of surprise or triumph. She turned slightly, grabbing a sterile wh
He was fully captivated by her cold indifference. Women usually threw themselv
et. He pulled out a sleek, black leather
name at the bottom of a blank check. He
e was offering her unlimited funds, a to
at the piece of paper in his hand. Then, she looked Axel dea
the money w
her rejection. In fact, her lack of greed made the b
into his pocket. He leaned in, his lips
little doctor," Axel whispered,
armed bodyguards fell into step behind him instantly. Axel walked out of the ward, t
t the medical equipment. She threw her arms aroun
accustomed to genuine physical affection. But as Helene's tears soaked into
. "Thank you," she choked out. "Thank y
he soft, crying daughter vanished, replaced by
Eleanor, who were still st
shly, pointing at the door. "
ked at Isabel, and a sudden, cold fear gripped his stomach. He swall
Please, follow me, Isabel. We need to
lene out of the ward, walking through the winding,
massive room lined with antique books, dark mah
mported black tea. Her posture was rigidly straight, resembling a military operative rather than a standard assistant, and a
t on the deep leather chesterfie
d the cup down on the saucer, and calmly stated, "My standa
ple monetary fee is an insult to the
She pulled out a thick, leather-bound legal fo
x legal jargon. Her fingers paused on the edge of the
voice softening with pity and anger. "I know the Cooper family fr
u will have the absolute protection of the Vanderbilt
so a potential chain. Yet, looking into Helene's eyes, she saw no hidden agendas, no manipulative calculations-only genuine gratitude. For some
picked up the heavy gold pen provided by Ms.
washing over her face. "Welco
faded. Her expression
a wealthy heir. He has deep, terrifying military ties. He is an apex predator who
/1/117335/coverbig.jpg?v=ae9f89fd768b3a5b28cd49914a122d8e&imageMogr2/format/webp)