ely came forward to take her bag, asking with feigned concern, "Ma'am, whe
flatly. "By the way, Mrs. Rodriguez, I'm planning to go o
. Sterling is coming back this weekend. S
her time in the study reading or researching fertili
Sterling later to report this. After all, before he left for his business
se, Chloe's expres
smarter than the previous ones, never slacking off openly, but j
p and you are taking time off. Does my decision require your appro
etly displeased, she was intimidated by Chloe's sudden au
o background, no job, who married out of her league and can't even lay an egg. Who k
ne, Chloe went to the maste
Thick photo albums, souvenirs from their travels, a ceramic vase they had ma
he certainly wasn't going to leave them for Isabelle. She took out her phone and snapped high-defi
e belongings she had brought
treasured possessions: her grandfather's classified research manuscri
grandfather's inheritance to buy a
rt her things and settling into her new,
calls from Julian, along
What's going on? You never go out. I'm worried. Why
, Chloe's eyes fille
was busy taking care of his pregnant mistres
g emotions and replied: "Sophie's boyfriend cheated on her. She had a breakdown and drank hersel
a loyal friend. Take good care of her. Spend whatever you need,
ication popped up on her screen. A wire transfer of
ness trips" lasted more than three days, he would alway
ling guilty. He was using the money to co
s, a playful, chilling smile cu
eliberately typed out a message, her words drippi
and seek the new? Julian, if you ever got t
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