Divorcing The Cold Billionaire After Baby Birth

cross polished marble cut through the de

ed the cheap, frayed strap of her canvas tote bag. She kept her eyes fixed on the slip of paper. It was a

her, leaning back in a leather armchair. He didn't look at her face. He looked at he

She stared at the check. That piece of paper could pay off the crushing debt at her grandmother's nursing home in a second. It

eased her death grip on the bag and pushed the check back across the cold marble tabl

ward, resting his elbows on his knees. The movement

his skin. "You played the long game. You targeted the trust fund. But

mouth to yell back, to tell him he was a paranoid monst

icy scent of his cologne h

ly had time to react. Aria slapped both hands over her mouth, her eyes widening in sheer pani

dark eyes narrowed into slits. "Still playing the

le away with her knees, the metal legs scraping loudly against th

the corridor. Her vision swam with involuntary tears. Sh

e edges of the porcelain toilet bowl. She retched violently. The sound tore from

hoing from the tile made his skin crawl. He adjusted his silk tie, his fingers rigid. Disgust

cto

he base of the grand staircase. Madam Sterling stood there, her sharp eye

t girl?" the old woman demanded, her

r, his frustration boiling over. "It's a t

t the doorframe. Her face was devoid of all color, her forehead slick with cold sweat. Her legs shook s

woman's pupils contracted. She didn't look at Victor.

am artist," Victor snapped, step

own again, the sound like a gunsh

ers. They half-carried, half-dragged her down the hall and into a first-floo

locked. He pulled out his phone, his thumb hitting the screen with unnecessary force.

front doors, medical bag in hand. He gave Victor a

ribs as the doctor wrapped a tourniquet around her arm. She watched the needl

lly opened. Dr. Chambers stepped out, pulling his

he head of her cane, her

tly at Madam Sterling. "She is severely dehydrat

. A massive, triumphant smile broke across her wrinkled face. "

losed oak door,his chest stopped moving. The words echoed in his skul

he had used her own body to secu