ck card on the monitor and went completel

rd from the sales assistant, and inspected it

gies for the wait,"

u are one of our most distinguished clients. Please a

over the ent

xpressio

" Leyla replied coolly. "

g into a disbelieving screech. "Have you lost your mind? You're g

ow to authenticate its clients' cards. More importantly, we will not tolerate anyone humilia

er foot, seeth

turn around at the door and glare at Leyla. "This is not over, Leyla! I don

the two of

r, nearly doubling over.

e, Leyla slipped the blac

parate ways, Collin called and as

was finally time to begin tr

e can you repair, C

ps. "As much as I possibly can.

*

aron called Kristopher the

anded, her voice edged with suspicion. "

drew together. "W

all over again. "That woman even dared to yell at me! Then she waved around som

ristopher pushed abruptly to his f

Ending the marriage is the best thing that could happen. She i

call before she cou

n, suffocating frustrati

n't left

hat was she living on? And wher

come from nothing, but pride

r asked him for a thing. She even coun

never carry a fake card

e that the car

no sense. Ho

lowly and forced his

Leyla ran out of choices, she would c

years. Alone, she couldn't possi

lf, yet it brought him no comfort. The unea

Derek stepped inside. "Mr. Gordon, I have an update on next week's Pe

ttention sharp

500 giant, and he had spent years tryi

the public eye and almost ne

be bringing his younger sist

ed with casual indifference.

rom the spotlight that almost nothing about her exists in public records." D

has kept her hidden all this time, she's either unpleasant to look

d him was establishing a conn

er was none o