evealing Katelyn's face, still faintly marked

called out, "Miss Gill, you're off work now, right? Wou

"I left my bag in Vincent's office. He's too exhausted to

f Vincent were being e

ent was never too tired for anything

le. She found it almost pathetic, the way Katelyn tried

ed composed, her clenched fist on

he driver, stepped out a

. Murphy's new one. I was late because I had to stop by the dealership. Pl

blinked, s

s absence earlier had

polite smile forming. "No n

flagged one down and hel

hed Carl's courteous service, and for

incent's secret lo

therine still managed to

le Villa, but midway through the jo

d's most renowned private medical facility, famous for

rother, Nolan Todd, here. She even rented an a

to meet the doctor to d

lan first but

, she set off alone for the conference r

route through the

caught a glimpse of a familiar f

s Kat

cold shiver runni

elieved Nolan was gone, lo

t the truth buried, keeping the secret of N

er mother, Miranda Todd, driven by greed and ambition, woul

always suspected Nolan's ca

ted a defenseless child, Nolan, who was only five years old.

er bag tightened, and

the hospital and, more urgently, wh

rd, and Katherine followe

or, straining to hear

" Katelyn's voice was dripping with concern as s

pital for a sprained ankle. But as they were about to leav

e doctor. Only then did she realize that Vincent had mis

happened because of her. He'd delayed treatment to stay by her side. Her guilt weighe

wrong, but he didn't

muttered,

e suddenly interrupted,

vealing an empty hallwa

Katelyn asked, her brow

ugged. "I don't know

while Vincent's eyes nar

.

torage room, Katheri

it clearly-Vin

as his secretary, she hadn't known. A sl

minutes, before steppin

she f

the doorway, blocking h