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sh drive burn
fat
y heart hammering against my ribs. I yanked the study door open, startling
emanded, my voice sh
rson stammered. "Your father... he collapsed. The
left. He was the only reason I had signed my life away to Adri
ordered, pushin
ecurit
will walk to the hospital
rds in the front seat exchanged nervous glances. They had been given strict orders by Adrian to keep me in the penthou
, the scent of antiseptic and floor wax choking my
ere cardiac episode. He's stable, but he's sedated. He's been under a lot of
ed the wall to keep from
. He nee
or a stark reminder of how fragile my father had become. He looked so small
sat by his bedside, taking
king. "I'm going to fix this. I promise. I
dn't
ke a lead weight in my pocket. I needed to get it to a computer, to copy the files
ackwood? The security team outside mentioned that your husband is expect
eyes and ears. I had no doub
g," I said, kissing my fath
I couldn't just hand it over to the police. Adrian would have the best lawyers money could b
to the dimly lit hospital parking
id, his hand reaching out to gra
me," I hissed
Is that any way t
fr
nce. A tall, broad-shouldered figure stepped out from u
. His face was obscured by the collar and the shadows, but I knew that
li
postures rigid. "Mr. Blackwood," one of them stammered
," Julian
even hesitate. They retreated to the black SUV parked
pavement. He stopped a foot away, his piercing blue eyes sweeping over
g here?" I demande
acking its usual mocking edge. It was surprisingly
my father?" I spat, my hands b
I know that if he dies, you will be trapped in that marriage forever. Adrian uses your father as l
s right. But it was a c
pital, then at Julian. "My father was fine yesterday. The doctors said his vitals were stable. The
ange. He simply watched me wi
have to. My brother's paranoia is enough to kill a man. But I did change the hospita
een us. He reached out, his fingers lightly
ho is draining your father's accounts and letting his health deteriorate to control y
s coat pocket. He pulled out a small, bla
ncrypted. I'll send you the decryption code tonight.
essing a soft ki
try to expose me along with my brother, I will
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