I took a photo of Claudia as she was being brought away by the police and sent it to Yasmine.I had asked her to report the progress of the case in real time under the name of Jay Caldwell & Co. I wanted an explanation for myself as well as for the people following up on my case.All of the women wh
"Oh, my God!" Jasmine shyly pressed the document toward her chest, only to find it inappropriate, and quickly hid it behind her. "Mrs. Hawk, please don't misunderstand."It was clear to me that she was just trying to deny the obvious. I pretended not to care as I entered Nicholas' ward with my back
Jasmine quickly stumbled out of the room, but I felt as if my whole body had been electrified.Nicholas held onto me with such ease and familiarity. He was able to do so effortlessly as we had embraced each other like that countless times. Our position felt intimate.I had lost myself in his gentlen
"What photos?" Nicholas frowned. He looked confused. I studied his expression. I could not tell if he truly did not know or was just pretending not to. If he cared about me even a little, he would have looked out for me when things started going wrong. He would not have left me to deal with all th
"What's the matter? You can't even handle this bit of action?" Nicholas sneered. "You knew I was in a bad mood, yet you came here talking about divorce. What sort of nice things did you expect me to say? If it was Brenda lying there unconscious, you—" "Shut up!" I howled. "Don't you dare mention my
"What did you say?" Nicholas sat up straight at the mention of Claudia's name. He grabbed the voice recorder I had thrown on the bed before glaring at me. "What happened to Claudia? Explain!" "Nothing much," I said wearily. "Just like I said, she's at the police station." "Ariana, what will it tak
Bathed in the twilight, Pete hunched over to embrace me. He was trembling even harder than I was. Instead of being as arrogant as usual, he was at a loss for words. He hesitated as if he wanted to comfort me but did not know how to begin. What he did not realize was that this single hug was worth a
"Alright. Don't worry about it. I've already sent her to the police station." I did not want to discuss those upsetting matters with Pete anymore and just wanted to get home quickly. But Pete was triggered when he heard "police station".Without any hesitation, he blurted out, "You contacted Neal?"