dered if she had ever truly kno

closer, his

ills, Sabrina? You think Mr. Smith is going to spend a single dollar on a girl who doesn't carry his last name? She's an Anderson. The second you

Are you trying to blackmail me right now? Or gasl

he could touch her. "Your stepfather already erased your name from that company you work so har

the urge to hit him as hard as she wanted.

who saw her desperat

e her dying sister a

the picture, will you be loving enough to help with the bills? Or you're s

nd that gave Sabrina t

um. So we are clear, I'd rather beg o

stry with him, he'd find out they were still

ll both benefit from this marriage.

tch

lance, Sabrina tur

with something between desperation and threat. "You'll regret this if s

her disappear,

darkened the moment Elvira's

ped. "Listen woman, you've jeopardized my

mething wrong?" Elv

and I never will be. Second, stay the hell away from me." His voice came out cold and devoid of warmth, "I

tal gate when her phone rang again.

on the secon

fice. Right now." His vo

despite every effort to keep it together.

o room for negotiation. "But I can't

dead before she

et specifically to remind whoever stood across from his desk exactly how small they were. She felt

e papers in front of him right away, which somehow made it

rds sti

scheduled to renew a major contract today but had to leave unexpectedly. He's back in the building, but he's ref

most amusing. "If Vector steals something that belongs to me,

e of our most important partners. If he doesn't get you, specifically, he's threatening

o you? A gum you chew up and spit out exactly when it benefits you? You strip my title, hand it to your son, and now you want

ack in his chair and folded his hands l

t, the surgery, the recovery, everything. In exchange, you go unpaid for two and a half years. You'll still work here, officially as Vector's secretary, and that unpaid salary wi

king her head spiral. She stared at him, waiting for the part

oice almost trembling like saying it out loud might make it less

rd meetings to ta

help your sister." His tone didn't shift an

the presentation is done and the contract is signed, you sign this

urred together until one clause near the bottom slowed her down enough to

Holdings or its affiliates is subject to unanimous board approval, requiring sign-o

Presiden

if she clawed her way back from this, she'd need Vector's permission to ever