folder to her chest like a shield and walked, dazed, into a bustling Manhattan cafe just a block away. The rich, warm
n a corner booth, her brow furrowed in concentr
arely a whisper as she slid into
face, the torn collar of the dress she'd been forced to wear, the haunted l
aling her lips. "I... I got away from him," she said, the words
ers she couldn't give. With a sigh, she turned her laptop scre
"Wall Street's Predator Strikes Again: Kensington Capital Triggers Hostile Takeover." Below it w
ng Ken
blood
all him the Shark of Wall Street. He's known for destroying companies overnight, just for sport. His legal team is legendary-they say no on
was impossible. An annulment was impossible. She was trapped. Not just in
lled office, watching the lights of Wall Street flicker against the darke
oulders. Mason placed a tablet on the massive, polished oak desk. "Sir. McFarland Industries' stock has p
by forty-two percent in pre-market trading. They
ent to the SEC within the hour." Mason hesitated. "Sir, completely destroying both of t
umpled cardboard box-the Plan B package, retrieved from the penthouse floor. He t
er, sliding the box inside, behind a stack o
. "And call my driver. I
assive. "Understood, sir."
his desk, staring a
tasted like dirt. She was trying to process what Aubrie had
the wooden table, the screen d
he answered it cautiously,
e filled her ear, devoid of any gre
already being replaced by a stubborn, defensive
for you to earn your grandmother's medical care," he said, his voic
to begin. "I can't," she argued, her mind racing. "
and dismissive. "My driver is already outside
ne wen
the invisible chains of the non-disclosure ag
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