ra
iltering through the blinds of the hospit
esent and silent assistant
ick leather-bound folder sat in front of them. The brief euphoria of the previou
ng no time on pleasantries. "You understand
idea what was coming, but the formality of the
bush, are waiting," she continued, her eyes hard as diamonds. "They are waiti
eel. "I will not allow that to h
nd became clear before she said it aloud, and the coldness
shocking. "Clara, you are Damien's legal wife. We need yo
. he's in a coma," I stammered, th
ing my objection as a trivial detail. "We can use his... mate
the polished table toward m
embled as I
was an asset tr
Five hundred m
on the Upp
hares in the Falcone Group's
ond my wildest imaginings, a level of wealth that cou
d all of this is yours," Eleonora stated. "You will be one o
d will be Damien's sole heir. They w
e devil, signed in a
thought of a cold, clinical procedure, of having a child with a man whose m
of Jennifer's smug, triumphant face in my wedding bed. I
e to seize control. T
ting Eleonora's. The hesitation in my eyes
nervous habit from childhood that surfaced o
I said. My voice was quiet, but it
ncenzo stared a
aining strength. "A marriage has certain obligati
ing a procedure. I would be a wife. I would claim this marriage, this man, this child, in the mo
on dawned on Eleonora's face. The sheer
st courage. It was a strategic move. I was declaring that I was a
Very well. The family will honor your commitment.
but with a promise of the most intima
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