grand hall were the cra

her, his brow f

me leave this house tonight, and I'll

hen he let out a cold laugh, c

ut a shrill laugh. "And what exactly do you t

e twisted with jealousy and disdain. "Exactly. A girl who spent all thes

ls lab patents and cooks its books to hide a thirty-million-dollar deficit-I only need t

went de

patents quietly lifted from a bankrupt research firm, the thirty million buried in offshore acco

ty million in hidden losses-the faked ledgers, the stolen pate

o you know th

y I walk out of this house, those files stay buried. The day anyone comes after m

a's temples. "You...

me go, and this family keeps its name. Try to stop me, and every auditor

ze sweeping over e

angers. And strangers keep their mout

dn't wrap his head around how the quiet, submissive girl they ha

he shot Alonza a frantic look, silently begging

If Elena walked out holding that kind of lever

toward the coffee table. "She's bluffing! Lock

killing intent. Carley choked, her voice dying i

y or luggage from the house, Elena turn

oulder one last time, "From today on, pray that Hend

doors and slammed them shut with a deafening b

n. Freezing water soaked her black hair and thin coat within

he estate and stepped onto the dark, windin

of the rain, followed by the muffled pops of silenced gunfire. Elena narrowed her eyes as a black