assistant. She kept her

e her voice didn't shake. "I didn'

dead silent. Mr. Price

eemed to grow heavier. He didn't call he

n. "Someone slipped something into my drink at the club. It c

"The hospital is running my bloodwork right now. Al

upward into a cold smirk. "Are you ins

ative. A tragic victim of a spiking incident is much better for

o the large window, turning his back to

r palms were sweating. This was a massiv

lian finally turned around. The

d. He picked up the PR s

n, he ripped the thick pap

w practically

trash can. His voice was smooth as sil

er side of her mattress, trapping her within his

hear. "But you need to understand somethi

her. Aria forced herself not to shrink back.

n, a genuine, low laugh escaped his chest.

Call the hospital administrator. I need a toxicology r

sir." He practically ran out o

sudden privacy made the a

the nightstand. He held it out to her. "Drink.

ertips brushed against his cold sk

aters. "Why are you helping me? This scandal involves

an's face, so fleeting Aria almost missed it. His smile didn'

flat. "Because you are still Mrs. Carlisle. We s

efensive shift when Clara was mentioned. The "gentle sec

"You have ten minutes to change. My m

out, shutting the d

ng. She had survived the first hurdle, but