prised to find Julian sitting at the

" he ordered.

eel better. He cut the grapefruit while calling Quinn to schedule an appointment

nly had a craving for grapefruit. But the housekeeper t

ce. She didn't t

g her one-bedroom apartment. Pla

times larger. Sophie glanced at the numbers casually. Just as she w

r, her stepfather and s

an's phone rang. "Zoe's waiting f

a word to Sophie,

room, Alicia w

ancing dismissively at Sophie's plain dress. "You

fingers pressed firmly on her shoulder. "Sophie, darling, this marriage has always

away," Sophie

turned serious. "D

nging to someone who doesn't love you at all. He's always loved Zoe

into her palms. "Are you

tone returned to calm. "Sign the

if I

even more miserable than it is now. Do you think Ju

d, taking a step c

ical faces. She thought of her mother,

laugh. "I won't take a single penny." Warren

say?" Alicia

nd firm. "I don't want his money. I don'

to agree to a divorce? Fine. Give me back the 15% of Mille

lushed red. "Th

company." Sophie took a step closer to him. "And yo

at!" Alicia scream

ss merger." Sophie's voice was as sharp as g

grabbed her wrist. "You either s

to a mental hospital too? Good luck. I'm not my mother. I

ulled her hand a

on to