ment walked into the office. He handed

e slammed the file onto the mahoga

coldly. "But Brenda's action

s. One of them pulled out

realized she was playing with

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d Service and Debt Nu

es. Her stomach twist

to provide unpaid, unconditional support to Ayla Conley's acting career for the next t

," Karen whispered, looking

sk, grabbed her chin, and forced her to

arms behind her back. Brenda s

. She closed her eyes. She picked

r name on the

dropped her chin as if touching her

scrambled out of the off

e pressed a button under his

of the Fernandez

ken open. Freezing rain p

soaked through her thin clothes in second

kes next to her, splashing dirt

Her older brother, Dann

oat. He dragged her under the awning of a clos

nd greed. "You didn't get a single dime from the billionaire? You got us kick

ficed everything to financially support f

m. Danny raised his ma

ross the face wit

ound of the rain. Karen's head snapped to the side. She l

r head. "Worthless." He turned around

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y. There were

er lungs burned as if she were in

ail of an ambulance siren was the last thing Ka