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?" I st

laughing, "All I said was that you should get some incrimin

him broken?" I asked, eag

cious daughter won't be marrying such a monster," she said happily, "I am finall

deal i

" She asked

don't understand. You got what you wanted. Yo

ed, "I have no idea wha

"I don't understand. What do yo

cum. Why would I? It's not like I need your help in anything.

-b

then where's the signed agreement? Now, I'm going to hang

sted Mia. I could have known this deal was too good to be t

I'll tell everyone." I threatene

ifying that it was midnight. Which meant

at do you think you're going to say, hunh? You're going to tell the world that I asked you to take an incriminating

ng the little make up I had managed to app

She scoffed, "People like me use peop

if I don't get this money." I wept, "Don

softened her heart, but her next words shattered that hope, "In l

dead. I stared at the blank screen, feeling like t

ght on my shoulder when my phone began to buzz again. I somehow k

h sheer force of will, "Hello," I said, "Something

se interrupted me, pan

to overdrive, "What happened

e informed me, "we had to use a defibrillator, but she's stable now. If we don't go

tried to suck in air, all to

today, so we can start gatheri

ons. I had no choice but to take Mrs. Elliot's advice now. There

is!" Someon

with microphones and cameras heading for me, eager gleams in their

re you

get your

The reporters spoke above each other, each one trying to get me

hat you're Ian Har

are pregnant with his chil

u're Mia Elliott's

kept swarming closer. My head began to pound as they encircled me, u

ng apart and I had papa

rring my vision. One of the men moved too close, knocking me off balance. I f

gether? Are you in love with him? Does his fiance know ab

tires, and the sound of a door banging shut. I raised

ed, and miraculously, the