an, but he knew her too well. She would ra

bbing and begging for his forgiveness, so he could relu

w it had always gone f

a didn'

sending her a message. "I'll give you one million dol

he screen, her f

nough for the first payment

es as tears slid

urvival, dignity

stepped into the hotel ba

n't Aria. You r

ters more tha

your man marry his mistress,

she owned, she stood among the

ed her voice. "Julian, is she that desperate now

ything. She looked at Julian. "Wi

d and snapped

a cardboard box and dump

-dollar bills spilled across

"Once you're done, it's your

a second, then erupted in

p and pi

ady! Who are you trying to

ould act l

blood drained from her bo

away the thugs who bullied her and said, "N

rcing her to abandon e

breath and slowl

the bills, cold and rou

up felt like strippin

she bit down hard on her lip

ried, she would become exa

by one, her movements

s recorded videos. The

no longe

s blood payment she had bought wit

final bill wa

ked calmly at Julian. "I'm taking the mo

y, "Now, please have Mr. Lawson and Miss

s applaus

wed amid the congratulations, "I vow to p

nd walked tow

hisper, "Look, she doesn't ev

olving door, a white medical transp

medical institution w

o her. "Are you Ms. Aria Hart? We'r

ped in he

strands from her forehead, re

ot a bitter smile, but

t ballroom, where her youth, delusion,

oment, she le

. In the twilight, the wheels rolle