and joy, felt more like a sinking ship than a corporate empire. Usually, the lobby was filled with

s that usually displayed a steady green cl

sn't looking at the view. He was staring at his trembling hands. Every few seconds

lept in a week despite it only being 10:00 AM. "How can one woman pull this off? Aria was a

pital firm we've worked with in the last two years Falcon Holdings, Silver Oak, Blue Sky they were all shell companies owned by the Thorne fam

of nausea. "So

floor out from under us. Our credit lines have been frozen. Our partnership with Amazon is being reviewed for ethical violations. And th

looking frantic. She wasn't wearing the Chanel from the nigh

canceling our engagement party! He said if I marry you now, he'll cut off my trust

d like music. Today, it sounded like a saw hitting a bo

er says you're going to be bankrupt by Friday! I can't be

trophy and hurled it at the wall. It shattered into a thousand jagged pieces. "I gave up a woman who was literally the

. "You didn't know either! Don'

he intercom. "Mr. Woods? There is a package for you. It was deli

econciliation. Maybe she's realized she can't

t in!" h

The paper was deep charcoal with a silver ribbon the Thorne co

of black velvet, was a si

d. "A fork? What is this?

nto the velvet. He picked it up and

h one to use. May you find it use

he's laughing at you, Mark. She's sitting in her palace laughing at how you di

l go to the Thorne Manor. She loved me once. She stayed

, Mark," David said, pointing to

m of the screen: "ETHAN KNIGHT AND ARIA THORNE SPOTTED AT PRI

mile she had never once given Mark in three years. Sitting across from her was Ethan Knight the "Viper of the North," a man whose wealth was

hest might explode. "Ethan Knight? He's my rival! He'

esigning. I suggest you call a bankruptcy lawyer. Aria Thorne isn't coming back. She's not the gir

the chair Aria had bought him fo

Mark, they sounded like a funeral dirge. He looked at the silv

n her out like trash. Now, the Queen had returned t