Released from prison: My billionaire ex begs me back

rrington

was just a substitute-a convenient stand-in to provoke Fiona

time for the replacement to bow out? No poin

ut that smile somehow made her chest tighten. She knew she s

there, watching her in total silence.

gh they were discussing the weather and not the end of their marria

it were no big deal. If any

expenses," she said lightly. I

transaction-he needed a

three years, Clara had played her role flawlessly. No fuss, no unnec

ool in his game,

You can stay-I'll move out. I'll also write you a check for 50 million to

ng." Clara's smil

But before the feeling could settle, she handed

the divorce

. Take a look-if it's acceptable, have your lawyer fi

y clause favored him. She'd even included a confidentiality ag

Mrs. Blackwood-like an employee tired of her job,

ol he'd felt vanished, re

flatly. He agreed w

t it should have been on his ter

he very next breath. "My lawyer

odded p

fered. And for the next three months, my family

d additional conditions. But when she thought of how ki

ked into the shower. The water started running,

t she'd done to set him off this time. If

e years, Ethan didn't stay at the villa. Once again,

day, she

to inform him Clara was gone. She hadn't left a single thing b

to leave. Not a trace of

ara had been. Rubbing his forehead, Ethan felt a hea

, he simpl

, River City Ge

egnancy Confirmed" seemed to burn through the page. Her he

than's

en careful. They both knew theirs was a marriage of convenience-emotional complication

hat one

t Fiona Barrington was e

d let her

more. She kept staring at those

't want the child, it's better to take care of it soon

ed calm, her voice steady. "I'm not keeping it. Docto

pointment is in a week. We're fully booked till then." He sighe

is breath, but Clara didn't ar

owed the nurse out to s

ack. She'd only taken the morning off-she still had to return to work that afternoo

ped out of a black Toyot

tied in a loose fishtail braid,

said made her laugh-a

f, she turned toward

e right at t

he doorframe as if he ow

p white shirt buttoned meticulously to the top

urling around him, but it did nothing to soften his intim

wearing hi

lasses, it usually meant he w

a didn't step closer.

as here-and she wasn't abou