uffocating gloom of the mansion. She drew in a deep breath of s
humb moved with cold, surgical precision. Darius. Gen
ght. Don't let the door
names in a contact list. Deleted in three
is chest, a violent coughing fit seizing
ushed in. "Father,
man... she's a viper," he wheez
are laid bare in court, she'll realize just how badly she's overplayed her
ne thing. There isn't a top-tier law firm in New York that would risk
ed something he'd known all along. "Exactly. Give her a w
saw her
there's something I should have told you. I think my father men
ing the crisis. It seems the Mullen
ne eyebrow arched. "Wha
eyes with practiced modesty. "My father saw you were in trouble, and for your sake, he..
h innocence. "We never dreamed she'd turn around an
's mysterious source of funds while castin
go exactly what it craved. His expression didn't harden with an
or my family's generosity. And now she's trying to cash in on it." He took Daphne's hand, his thumb brushing
people. A woman like Daphne was a simple book. He had seen through her in seconds-the pr
ed his purposes, s
st, no
rying the weight of exhaustion.
ight hand on the small of her back. "The moment the papers are signed, you're
nto him, radian
tracked Daphne-calculating, unconvinced. But
m Long Island, Isabelle's phone r
this along. He recommends Briaan Hudson
e phone aside. Isabelle pointed the car tow
in the rearview mirror. She d
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