The Penniless Ex-Wife's Spectacular Comeback

ugh the heavy carved doors of the hotel ballroom. She walked across

dewalk and raised her hand.

se. She leaned her head against the cold glass of the wi

n she unlocked the front door. Sh

iving room and into the master bedroom's

is assistant replace them every season. They were all in colors and styles D

o the floor. She opened it and pulled out a pl

drafted a month ago. She had been too t

island. She pulled the thick stack of papers ou

pen holder. Without a single tremor in her fingers, s

e electronic lock on

ast of cold air and the sharp sten

is suit jacket and tossed it onto the leather sofa. The fa

lia standing behind the

. He reached for a bottle of scotch, completely ignori

ice cut through the empty space o

full name and told him

His brow furrowed into a deep V. His eyes were heavy with irritation. He

long, aggressive strides. His eyes dropp

ment" were printed in bo

contracte

hroat. He reached out and pinched the co

ht playing hard to get with such

still. She slid the Montblanc pen across th

e and told him to read the t

ated from his body in waves. He flipped ag

heer disbelief crossed his face, stalling his breath for a fraction of a second. That confusion was quickly consumed by a dark, terrifying flush of ra

ng but dead, s

n her eyes felt like a ph

collar of her blouse. He yanked her across the wi

emanded to know if she had already

er windpipe. She stared into the face of the man she had loved for years. He l

n a flat, q

. Since he didn't love her, she was giving the position t

t had been stabbed. He released her co

e of the marble island

p was so tight his knuckles turned bone-white. He snarled at her. "You think you can

thick paper. Dominic pressed down with destructive

slammed the heavy p

shot. Black ink splattered ac

reement out from under his hand. She folded it with extreme care an

er movements. She

hoved a wet towel down his throat. He couldn't breathe. He k

e ordered her to get the hell out of his house r

ook her h

would pack her personal belongings in the morning and leave. She

back. She turned and walked toward the guest room

e the dark room a

und of Dominic violently smashing

egs gave out. She slid down the wood until she hit t