The Man Who Broke Her Heart

speechless. "Appendectomy?

to answer. She just shook her

oan from inside t

d for her transfer

d his knees, washed over him. He felt like a

't suffered becau

acute appendicitis. Th

watching her sleep, a si

on the nightstand

up. It was

check in. Are you all set for yo

en. She saw Kason holding her phone, an

into the phone, his eyes fi

ed. "Just a little getaway. A

ping trip," she said, her voice weak but c

em to notice an

ning slightly. "You need to take better care of yourself.

e date was j

rn, asked her to attend a

ast to his recent cruelty. "You do

was so used to his commands that s

by the feeling of hope

ar?" she asked, automatica

a stray strand of hair from her fa

e air crackling wit

stood up and wen

e expensive jewelry Kason h

nd matching earrings. They were her own, bou

en she bought it, teasing her about her "grown

ries were

the phone, soothing an upset Dalia who

what Isabela had cho

s grand, filled wit

when the first item w

a jade

r her, claiming he' d gotten it for free as a gift from a business partner. It was a lie, he' d

he necklace almost

s donating it.

strange expression

oice a low growl. "Why