ssion as she spoke. "She's carrying a ligh

r head and looked at him. "Dennis, how could I even have

ennis had already cho

volving fire had injured her throat. Because of that incident, s

s sounded like nothing

ut a scoff. "This is just about a patent.

quietly allowed a faint,

e stared at him. "So this is w

l do anything if it helps you get what you want.

use she had manipulated his grandfather. Otherwise

hest as the truth settled in. So this

efused to back down. "You were the on

ed with irritation. That promise h

sponded, "Are you trying to justify y

stood there in stunned silence. By saying tha

o trace of the man she thought

y and decided to step in, casually men

is supported her and led

t the strength to stand

elongings before leaving, yet in the end,

se keys, bank cards, and ring neatly on t

im straight to the master bedroom, gesturing toward the bedside table. "Si

written on it. "Since we're getting divorced, it's bette

rovoke him with another man, and when tha

emotion, he tightened

it into a drawer and made his

ble, Melany was

ght had "frightened" her, she had dec

ross from her, Den

ought it up. "Dennis, I heard you have Dr. Hadley'

s face as Dennis replied, "I'

ange an introduction for me? Dennis, I'm planning to pursue a doctorate, and I truly w

't hold Dr. Hadley i

f his reputation, since no one would dare chal

an would have no gro

nnis responded, "I'll le

oard as a technical consultant. However, he turned them down wi

as already in his fifties or sixties, and h

behind, Jillian settled int

, where she reached out to witnesses and so

e focused on finding a place wh

she decided to have a m

order, she opened Dr.

ed on that account to resp

ier. "Dr. Hadley, our CEO, Mr. Miller, would like to invite you to a dinner in your honor. He wishes to personally tha

to the Miller Group's technical concerns and

ssage, it seemed Dennis was n

g the issue privately since her primar

route would only

eet Dennis. Now that he had taken the initiat

e replied, "I'm free. Just s

ck. "Crown Restaurant, tonight at sev

ining there, she simply

sent over the number

meeting, she reached out to Leland and asked

herself occupied by re

ravagant private room in Crown Restaurant and spar

ck sounded

ny wheeled herself toward it.