's eyelids like
had been split open with an axe. The adrenaline c
side of her own bed. Instead, her hand br
nt rush. The live stream.
e
She was still in her red dress, though the silk was wrinkled and twisted arou
eam billowed out, carrying t
Phillips
ng to the hair on his chest, trailing down over defined ab
rious wreck from last night. He looked lik
e clear, cold, and calculating. He looked at h
said. His voice was
r around herself, a useless shiel
document, and tossed it onto the bed. I
said. "Fill in the amount on
late, but the blank line for the settlement figure was an i
he mirror to adjust his wet hair, "about the fact that I didn't thro
kness being exposed. The great Gerhardt Phillips, cured of his famo
er ignite in her chest.
document. "You thi
cially one who just nuked her own engagem
Of course
look at the amount line. She ripped the doc
tti rain down on
lowly. His jaw ti
ive-foot-nine height. "I'm not a prostitute, Mr. Phillips. And I'm not a blackmailer.
ght hit her. A flicker of somet
ang. A sharp,
he hallway. "Dowager Helena is her
lips' penthouse the morning after her engagement imploded,
, then back at her. The cal
button. The heavy curtains slid
ed towa
ing the edge of the be
ing," he
She flinched, ex
re cool, his palm dry. He paused, waiting. She saw h
ng ha
A strange, electric jolt went thro
" he whispere
om door b
mand to know wh
d a cane that looked like a weapon stood in th
a Phillips. T
t's hand on Isa's shoulder to her wrinkled r
in front of her, shielding her slightl
gnition dawning. "The Faulkner girl? The one wh
loor to open up
low smile spreading across her fac
Gerhardt
ent. The board is meeting on Monday. They wa
e?" Isa c
ng to leave. "Or I freeze your ten percent. An
r click
's shoulder instantly. He looked a
"it seems the pri
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