aced it on the small coffee

she said, h

bered a time he'd given her a fifty-dollar phone case. She had treasured it, refusing

ked cautiously. "Are you

rced a ca

y me expensive things. Weren't

leaving his shoulders. He wrapped his arms aroun

whispered. "I' ll give you a good life. You'

lips. She gently pushed him away and walked into

ing company. While she was on it, she

ng me off at the hotel. This presidential suite is

. Lined up next to the huge bathtub was a row of high-end skincare products. And right there, among them, wa

amenity. He hadn't

ness. No desire to confront him at all. Her heart had died in that restaurant. She might be poor, but she had her dignity. She refused to be

sure she was safe. But Olivia had seen the notifications on his phone before. She knew the truth. He had arranged

she went to her university and finalized all t

a mess. His forehead was hot to the touch, and his eyes were blood

the world. You love diamonds, so I bid a hundred million for a ring. I invited all my friends to

as thick wi

my pride and became a bodyguard for your famil

seen Liam look so pathetic. So broken. She felt nothing. He was delirious with f

ogether, every time they had been intimate in this dark little studio, he pro

e was coming to his senses. She was about to speak, but he reached into his ears

llic devices in his palm

d Olivia. Look. These earpieces...

ia f

y light. The tiny machines slipped through her fingers and clattered onto the

ds. They were just a pa

al hearing lo

e had worked until she was dizzy from low blood sugar, until her stomach bled from stress an

The sound echoed in the small room. She left him there, feverish

n the hospital