ily

n medication and physical therapy. On the surface, I was the perf

a general pl

etting up firewalls. Caden had no idea that our joint accounts were being systematically

e. It was an official alert from the Sterling

ling and her daughter, Ava Sterling, have been forma

her Luna, Caden had given her the status of the lady of the manor.

nger, no pain. I simply took a screenshot and saved it t

the happy fami

lided in behind him, holding Ava's hand. They brought a ridiculously

cooed, her eyes full of fake

iately burst into tears an

ked at me, his eyes cold. "Your emotions a

always, was la

she did, her wrist caught the light. A river of diamonds glittered, blinding

n it for a single,

kered across her lips before she masked it with a blus

th false sweetness. "Caden insisted on getting it for me. A

ny it. He just stood there, a silent endorsement of her prize,

was all a performance, a clumsy, pathetic play designed

em a smil

hing, but it made them

y voice soft. "Caden's tast

ed to establish crumbled. They stayed for another ten minutes, ma

or clicked shut,

few discreet photos. I pulled up the clearest shot of the bracele

tion piece from Graff. The price tag made my

e Sterling Group's financial prospectus, the one they were using for their IPO roadshow. Th

y heart. I had spent

ctly what I wa

ion 4: Behavioral Covenants d

core executives or their immediate family from engaging in any large-scale luxury transactions or any

ore likely, he never thought I'd h

y visible, next to the screenshot of the pack announcement mo

fect, self-c

or cry. I didn't need to

tures. I would make him personally snatch t

his direct line. It was time to