Billionaire's Debt: He Despised Me, Then Desired Me

e medical bills were covered by her biological parents, but their charity didn't extend to daily living expenses. Veronica had al

'Big Ron'," Cody Bowman said. "Do you ev

he bank of monitors. "How was I supposed to know his name?" Suddenly, all the color drained from h

p from her chair. "I finally fou

ody grabbed her wrist, stunn

ading for the exit. But Cody stepped

uthless-he stops at nothing." Cody's grip on her arm tightened. "If he wanted to thank you, he would have done it by now. If he never bothered to find you, it m

ze her in place.

elite. Even Veronica knew his reputation. Cody was

d head for the elevator, she slipped in right behind him. The first eight floors of

eeked of alcohol, and his handsome, almost unreal features were flushed an unnatural red. He l

thirty-eighth floor. He s

of the elevator when he stopped sho

" "Y

oat, his movements lethally fast. His voi

m, her vision already blurring from the la

narrowed his eyes. He swatted the cap from h

t a gruff affectation she used to avoid unwanted at

snarled, his grip t

t want

ext wife, is that it

ust another schemer trying to climb into his bed, he thought bitterly. Veronica's

re, but his grip

urning. Only then did she notice the corridor-a silent, s

s bloodshot. "Do you know wh

iolently, una

so eager to

o his room, throwing her onto the bed as if s

hat are y

ped shut, plunging the room into total darkness. In the

ing was useless against his raw, overwhelming strength. "Let go of me, y

place far too late. She scrambled to her feet and tried to run, but he caught her without effort. Fed up with her screaming, he shoved his own tie between her lips. "Silence." That night, he brutalized her until her stre

rushed. The sticky feeling on her skin made her want to scream. Struggling upright, she saw that Matthew was long gone. A fresh set of clothes was laid out for her on the headboa

thing, Veronica spat, "Where is that cowardly bastard Matthew Kings? Does he plan to just disappear after what he did?" The insult didn't even make Thomas flinch. He simply gestured to a small box on the

ruelty sent a chill down her spine, deflating her rage into a knot of fear. "I... I want to talk to him," she said, her voice trembl

g the truth

h exasperation. "If you want to avoid troubl

d. Her dignified stride and imperious gaze were instantly formidable. Thomas immediately rose and inclined his head. "Good day, Mrs. Kings." Elizabeth Hutchinson swept into

andchild of the Kings family?" Veronica's mouth fell open. What? A great-grandchild? Her eyes followed Elizabeth's stare to the box. She finally understood

ike ice. "Let that insolent boy dar