y sat on the white leather sofa in the estate's living room. He

tone was dripping with corporate condescension. "Due to your breach of the fid

osite him, her

to sign this Non-Disclosure Agreement. You will not speak to the press about his famil

ross the table. "Sign it. Don

ed to the NDA and the severance clause, pressed the pen down hard,

u doing? If you refuse this, Mr. Lynch wil

t her phone and dialed Evert's

Evert's cold voice ech

said, her voice steady and loud. "But I

ting a million dollars? You have no skills, Clarine

econd as your pathetic stand-in," Clarine f

ne wen

ck to his office when her mocking tone over the phone finally registered, snapping his last thread of restraint. No one hung up on

d high, her eyes defiant. It infuriate

dered, slamming his hand on the tabl

voice dropping to a lethal whisper. "And tomorrow, the front page of the T

stunned. The submissive, quiet woman he m

ve

ving room, clutching a designer handbag. She took one look at th

himpered, batting her eyelashes. "Just take the

them. She felt nothing but pu

clean divorce decree-the one that stated she left with z

chest. The sharp edge of the thick paper dragged against h

use," Clarine said, her voice ringing with fi

n him and walked towa

signature. She really didn't ask for a single penny. A sudden

arm. "Evert, let h

erking his arm away. He didn't look at Cheri