"Are you sure? Because I can't shake the feeling that of all the places he could have chosen, doing it in his office doesn't sit right with me," I argued."Oh, come on, Marianne. Haven't you heard of lawyers and doctors? Where else do they go when they make that decision? Their offices, their home s
It was hard to breathe, hard to even understand what was happening to me. I knew I had fallen to the ground from the blow I had been dealt, and I also knew the man who attacked me was trying to take me somewhere. I could feel it as he hoisted my body over his shoulder.He took several steps while I
"It was an accident too," he said with such... such calmness. The same calm he used to pull his phone from his pocket and make a call. "Come clean this up. Things got out of hand today."I felt sick and deeply disturbed by what I had just experienced. My stomach churned until I vomited onto the grou
Even through my tears, I couldn't accept it. I refused to. Hearing Lucius's accusations had broken something deep inside me."We're just a small real estate company. A boring, traditional real estate company with regular people working in it. We're not criminals, Lucius," I insisted."The salaried e
"The upper management and shareholders are more or less aware of what's going on. I imagine that includes Andrew?" I asked."That's an easy question for someone as smart as you.""Since I'll take that as an obvious yes, does Amanda know? Is she involved in this?""That's harder to say. For now, she'
"If I were you, I wouldn't leave. You'll only make our job more difficult if you do..." the blonde woman from earlier spoke up.She was leaning against one of the walls outside. I rolled my eyes at the fact that she was still here, and Lucius? Well, he was long gone."Is that a threat? If it is, jus
If there was anything good about my current imprisonment, it was the fact that they served delicious food. I was enjoying a lovely lunch—lamb with mashed potatoes. It had been over 24 hours since I'd arrived in this room. How did I know? A nurse had taken pity on me and brought a clock for the night
As Lucius's team had predicted, Amelia was a woman who thrived on appearances and wouldn't allow rumors to spread. What rumors? Well, the argument between Serge and Dominic had spread like wildfire through Fairmount Corporation, and many were blaming Serge for Dominic's supposed suicide. This had fo