ted, glancing up at Evelyn wit

e realized she had not explained any

erything when I com

randmother was in a

watched her hurry out, and a fa

eady told his assistant to dig into her background. Now

er mother had died when she was young. Three years earlie

truth-Aaron had tricked her with a fake marriage registrati

elf thinking Evelyn had endured m

iced her scent still clin

ut her held h

ough, she had still been steady e

face his greedy relatives, she would h

ucky to have suc

.

emergency room, Aaron's grandmother, Beth Foster, w

espect. "Beth is suffering from a thrombotic cerebral infarction," she said

justing her surgical cap as if she owned the place. "Evelyn, the

sition in the neurology department at Grace

gery after another, claiming credit where she could,

using Evelyn, he intended to present Karina as his lawful wife, and the

ground. "This procedure is beyond you.

s, and there was no way she would stand

ith trembling lips. "Aaron, the hospital appointed m

d through her eyes before

ver lik

is crisis, earning her place as Aaron'

, that outcome would clea

stop interfering. Karina is saving my grandma. If some

he shot Evelyn a provoking glance

knows what she is doing. My grandma will be safe. And what you saw, I can explain.

ck under his control, just like before, when she

and Karina stumbled out, her voice shaking as tears streamed

to something frightening. "What

surgery and blocked Aaron's path. Turning to Evelyn, he s