ain had stopped, leaving a crisp, bright light th

amas. She was wearing a sharp white blazer and tailored

cking at a plate of eggs. He looked

u're going?" he asked.

ed herself a cup of black coffee. She

e wiped his mouth with a li

her the liver

shoulders up near his ears melted away. He let out a breath. "

ition," Jada

ed out a cocktail napkin. She slid i

ord written on

VO

in. His jaw clenched. A m

iage after the surgery," he said dism

pers signed and filed before anesthesia. Or I don't get on the table.

oked at her. He saw the resolve

or you. I can set you up for life. Even if we separat

rsing Home. Enough to cover my grandmother's care for the rest of her life, with no strings attached. No way fo

ver. She was giving him the liver. Why did the thought of her wanting

he argued, trying to use logic. "A t

er in a motel 6 if I have

looking for the bluff.

to leave him so badly. Angry that his th

he legal team. Urgent divorce settlement. Uncontes

be in my room until

ke he was losing control, even though he

nto a war room. Three lawyers in gray suits sat around t

down and picked up the

use in the Hamptons. An alimony payment of fifty thousand a month for

a large X through the entire f

ated, pushing the trust document to the si

Mr. Sterling, looked shocked.

I leave with what I came with.

tanding by the window, his back to the

had no hold on her. It meant she wasn't leaving because she

, Jada!" he yelled.

, Darius," she held

hand. He signed his name on the designated line, p

arled, throwin

e torn signature. "We have to finalize it a

orrow morning. Then we go

slamming the glass door behin

e lawyers. "Thank

up and w