ayed away the

ed to Prime Estate, it was al

his gaze settled on the divorce a

hes all claims to the couple's joint assets and wi

led around the pages unt

is phone, he

ad been swi

ed onc

lt was t

r barked, his voic

r from the kitchen. "Mr

yla?" Krist

ng with a suitcase. A luxury car worth tens of millions picked her up...

settle over Kristopher's ex

sistant, Derek Carter. "Track Leyla down. I want

pped before the window as a p

truly dared

e previous night was nothing

she had relied on him fo

ossibly survive in t

ter of days before she

hed the divorce agreement in his fist and

chance he w

se her; it was just that no one had e

ht, then left in a luxury car that morning. C

wise, how could she have left

e. His jaw clenched as he muttered, "

*

d onto the grounds

y that felt both familiar and strange. For reaso

years, she had

Jayde Thorpe, were already wai

door swu

her arms. Tears spilled down her face as she said, "You're

gentle strokes. "Mom, Dad, I'm sor

his vision blur. His voice came out rough with em

he tears from her cheeks, only to go rigid when

A flash of concern c

se years believing he

with her parents carried the same assurances. She

hat had truly

nd taken care of him for three years. But in return, he had held another woman at an a

is one of the best reconstructive surgeons in t

htened Leyla's gaze

cond brother, was an

den, had built a celebrated

la's voice softened as she tried to reassure them. "

th Kristopher had been a huge mistake.

is daughter's past choices left him

a. "The Pearl Charity Gala is coming up

had made one critica

rant fools believed they could mistreat hi

ed complicated feel

ked among the most exclusi

rs, she had never attended the event. She had

eclaim your true identity, it's time to le

or a moment before

her identity to marry Kristopher. Her decision had enrag

it to them t

she re

ughter," Gregg sa

"The card has no spending limit. The Holden family has more th

k card, and a faint sm

completely penniless. Did this me