he offered a sickeningly sweet smil

la envelope in Elinor's hand. She easily guessed its cont

. It was partly from the pregnancy h

d physical distance from Bella's overwhelming

d. She looked Bella dead in the eye. "Trash belongs in the

The corners of her mouth twitched. Her eyes flash

d the victim perfectly. She lowered

in just... he just couldn't forg

sation was pointless. She turned her back on

elope on the receptio

ssional. "Please hand this directly to Gavi

he heavy, suffocating tension between the

lder. She ensured the zipper hiding her

lance at Bella, Elinor walked toward the revolvin

concern melted away. A smug, vic

olving doors and stepped out onto the busy si

out into the lobby. His assistant, Nathan, wa

ing through the revolving doors. But what truly confirmed her identity was the faint, clean scent of her subtle jasm

te domain without his prior knowledge, hit his system. The inexplicable loss of control

tepped directly into his path. She place

ld up the coffee cup. "I brought your fav

oors. The glass spun empty. She was gone. He b

m Bella's touch. He walked

d, his voice hard. "Wha

Gavin the manila envelope. "She... she ask

ned final asset waiver. He flipped to the financial compensation page.

tight. He realized she truly walked away with a

him. She looked at the p

a suggested softly. "Give her a few days. She

nored Bella's comment entirel

ure Elinor's accounts are heavily funded immediately. Force

ightened so hard the cardboard buckled. Her knuc