Associates had told him to wait.
aggressively of lemon polish and fresh coffee. Across the room, a wall-mounted television was pl
eyes, he saw the boy. He saw the dark hair, the sharp
enior partner, a man in his late fifties with a perfectly tailored s
ur said, not offering
nto the corner office
ody hearing at noon. Elena Sterling is trying to have her fiancé adopt my
t down. He leaned back in his chair,
gal team this morning. They've put out a memo to every major firm in the city. Any lawyer
ened. "I'll pay yo
tired. "Your accounts are frozen. Your company is in receiv
Damian said, h
s," Arthur replied. He sighed and picked up
-
s mother's estate. The wipers scraped against the
ion and parked behind her Mercedes. He didn't bothe
ing a novel and drinking tea from a delicate porcelain cup. She looked up
look terrible
said. He stood in front of her, dripp
r cup down. "Do
teady. "I'm asking for a loan. Elena has a son. My son. She's trying to h
ong moment. Then, she laughed.
Damian, you threw that woman out in the middle of the night because
an said, his voice rising
ng to bankrupt us. I have already sold my shares of the company to Julian Vance. The money
r eyes was absolute. There was no matern
nster," Dami
her book. "Get out
e didn't slam the door. He
-
y for ten minutes. He couldn't feel his hands. The exha
uzzed in th
te clinic. He had given them a swab of his DN
d the at
y of Patern
es. He didn't cry. He was too tired to cry. He just sat there, the pho
r if he didn't have a lawyer. It did
n drive and head
-
dark glass. Damian parked his car illegally on the cu
him immediately. He was the man
e," one of the guards said
my way," D
rd the private executive elevator. He jammed his thumb against the button.
ed against the wall, breathing hard. He clutched the p
oors
e gone, probably at lunch. Damian walked down the long
bbed the brass handle a
g in the large office. "I have pro
died in hi
looked out over the city. Elena was standing by her de
sn't a
r. But he wasn't standing
et box. A massive diamond ring ca
nt complete
g in the doorway, his expression didn't change. He just l
f paper in his hand. For a fraction of a second, her face
he had legal rights. It meant her carefull
Elena. He smiled. It was
an said softl
t her eyes on Damian. The silence st
the front of her dress. The mask of the CEO
looked down at Julian, a beauti
and steady. "I will marry you. Let's mo
ned. He stood up an
drop out from under hi
Fine. But it won't matter. We are getting married tomorrow at noon. By tomorrow
ls clicking on the floor. She
said quietly. "Before I have
and on her shoulder. He looked at Damian, a
the lady,"
door and grabbed Damian by the arms,
t was Elena turning her back on him, leaning into Juli
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