ay. His leather shoes made no so

e oil paintings of the past Monroe

oak doors at the end of t

a deep voic

smell of Cuban cigars and e

massive wooden desk. He hel

leather sofa. She wore a perfect silk dress

or. Hallie passed through the w

. She looked at Aidan with sh

ured himself a drink. "She is

ie is a gutter rat. She only knows how

felt tight, but the pain was qui

He looked at Aidan. "What is the

team has the papers ready. When she sho

ust want her signature. I want her stripped of everythin

uched his arm. "You need to understand, Aidan.

hought they just hated her because she was poor. Sh

ed. "She knows how to protect the fam

w. But Hallie is hiding righ

ordered. "Cancel all her credit cards. Cut off

werful people in New York plan to de

finger. "Cecile's debut art show in Paris is

Jacquelin said. "I will not let th

the PR team to bury Hallie

three years of pain meant nothing. They were g

oom spiked. The air

the room. A large, antique blue-and-w

them turned

"Have the house checked for structural vibrations," he commanded, hi

He checked his watch. "I a

ie followed him. The sadness was