tightly, shooting Dorian

ok at her with

dition that we forget what happened last night!" Dorian took out a cigarette case from his

ray smoke obscuring his fa

orian smoke. Even the way he held the ciga

. Without a word, she snatched the cigarette

trieving a $100 bill from her purse and placing it on the table. "Mr. Finch, your skills left much to be d

oss of her head, Cel

powerful grip seized her ar

crashing right int

waves, his obsidian eyes bl

en cheating on me thr

coffed de

as she bit out, "Why so angry? Don'

r $100 bill. "If so, two hun

les

e, clearly furious as his grip

ke a sound. She just tossed her ha

's insufficient, I truly don

uptly muffled by h

shock. Her heartbeat falte

n seemed to have lost all reason, biting her lips

ng her onto the bed with brute force, his

hours

eveled, eyes misty with accusation as she glower

ust the service w

what had come over him. When Celeste insulted h

more savage than the previous nigh

k club where neither could see clearly. But today in broa

soured as he

acrid smell that not even

Celeste raged, grabbing

eir marriage but now leaving her bedrid

ght the pillow an

ight another only to find it empty, ir

this past year!" He didn't know why he felt

delity is far worse than physical. Or do you me

este knew that

t Mor

me drunk, he had repeate

his Violet, an innoce

round was unacceptable fo

opposed the match, insisting on

what Dorian saw in suc

, Violet paled in comparis

's reasons for divorcing

bowed to his gran

n Valeria, he finally had the power to d

ready by my side. If not for my grand

ndly as if merel

ugh. "So I'm the third

. "Since we're divorced, we'll go our separate ways. As for

while this morning was sim

d the cost-benefit. If he had wronged

't be returning to the Atwood Mansion. So once th

w generous of you, Mr. Finch. If

ldn't stop the swell of sorrow glist

led out. "You're g

down at her d

cariously clung a

of clothes from housekeepi

knock sounded

went to open it, only to find

eleste, he asked d

ed to your room. Worried my attacker mig

ative dance from the previous night. She likely had no idea h

e certainly had no

streets could be lined with

s qualities, just as Gid