lark cleaning the street? Ho

ndow and looked in the same direction, but the figure

, "She may be out of prison, but she would

had been admir

world, and every wealthy family tr

made sure to stay

t that she was Shane's wife and the Clark family's heire

's eyes as he stared a

nothing like the proud and

as confident and brilliant, someone who h

very case with fierce confidence and had never suffered a

reduced to clea

eyes had deceived him, yet h

seen her face clearly.

against the car window while hi

truth before t

s mouth before he turn

d without warning, which ma

keep talking and quietly

purposely drove around behind Emma

close by, but she

wind made her tremble, yet she gritted her teeth and u

ruck a raised rock, sending t

ield Ellie, splitting the skin open as blood began to flow at

tted Ellie's back. "Please don't cry, Ellie

man carried herself, the way she moved, and even her voice wer

main there. He drove off quickly without noticing that the ti

move aside, so she pulled El

ged to see the license plate as the car sped awa

d treat her with such cruelty. Then her thoughts slipped

veryone turned against her, Emma defended herself and fou

most, Austin, the friend s

name. Instead, he betrayed her, created fals

n to become the Barrett heir and enjoyed

she had despised Shane for being so heartless. Still, her hatred for Austin r

gged her thoughts

s small pout told Emma th

and returned to the staff

shack without a single proper piece of furniture

er learning that Emma had a child and no money at all, Elaine lent her a hundred

rmula, checked its temperature, and car

yes. The sight made Emma's heart hurt. The bottle was cheap, and the formula hadn't cost anything, yet Ellie drank as

the baby's mouth. Soon, worry crept over her. Ellie might still be little, but her eyes, eyebr

ing in their power to take Ellie

heir money and influence when she

beside the road today and cleaned it al

e and set the rattle beside Ellie. Then she playfully sa

her eyes to Elaine. "Thank you, Elaine. I honest

long moment before speaking. "Raising a child by yourself is hard enough, so you don't need

ed as she struggled

y had a hard time." Elaine shook her head with sympathy. "Emma, why stay tied to a man who doesn't have a heart? You