Ashes of Ambition
t her composu
elled in her eyes. "Caiden, yo
om the slap, and when h
never made Alexandra
m sorry, Alex. I don't want Ley
from Alexan
her, each word deliberate. "Caiden, t
eart jolte
dn't mean to ruin your marriag
fted to Leyla, who c
the right to speak he
s face
g with scorn. "Don't flatter yourself. Ev
oking as if she
Caiden's fa
im, turning to the
eclaim her former pride and ra
since Mr. Fowler has laid it all bare tonight, let everyone bear witness. No matter how mu
amilies were the most pr
interfere in
eavy a pin could b
ce echoed through the hall.
a divorce agreement
kered, but her smile grew
ing this to d
. Instead, she pulled anot
t this is the one you
ords "leave with nothing"
this very agreement
full of fleeting relationships, but I wan
e a deal. Whoever betrays the
for a long time before smi
was the one
let the awkwar
sitation, he sig
atched his
troke fell, she
en was completely er
as a fundraiser, ended w
Alexandra gained a
and donated two
ifted to cas
ed a glass of r
g as Caiden and Leyla remaine
read, "Fowler CEO attends event with new lo
do look alike," a smili
p to meet Leyla's
Caiden always saw you as my
alt in a wound, and Al
ed calm. She raised
know that Caiden has always loved
's breath
ze turning to pity as sh
lready? Oh, and I forgot to mention-the antidote is almost ready. Do yo
ank. "What did you
d her arms. "Wha
tared a
nt, she shoo
ve," she said. "And I want him
back, smiling, and fell i
hoed as water sp
ise, dove into the poo
a watche
Leyla out, he deman
's my fault for upsetting Miss Clayton. I
gaze shot t
id not
eact, she kicked Leyl
ped it over Leyla's head and spok