Harvey froze at the sight of
friend, Jerald Martin, with the news that their two years apart w
alked in on was not
ealized the pair on the couch were far too
g in her throat, she pulled out her
the sofa caught Elena's gaze
a blanket to throw over them, drag
e you doing here? Why
lena replied, "Moments like thes
apped the blanket tighter around his waist and
video goes public," Elena w
bluffing, Jerald
ed send before he
belief written al
-the gentle, forgiving one-was go
Elena Harvey?" Jerald shouted, vei
see, Elena said coldly, "The p
twisted in dis
ok on her face, his hand jabbe
Two years down the drain for someone like
.
behind and went straight t
na's every word was a curs
one with a shadowed look. Sliding beside Elena, she wrapped her
I'm not crying over him. What bothers me no
e kidd
y, had been calling her home to hash ou
wealthy family, stood tall and attract
ld she conceive within two months, another hundred million would be hers. Once
her could cook up something like that. If this deal was so wonderful,
u saying there's som
offer, but the bigge
you talk
easy on the eyes. Honestly, every woman in the city once dream
umbled from Elena's lips. "I f
ast year it came out that he has a terminal illness. His girlfriend took off for another country once she g
ed into plac
t stepmother of yours is ready to mar
ys remarry on
dy. Picture what he must look like right now. And don't fool yourself-he only wants a wife s
nd when he passes, everything he owns becomes mine. With that, I'd have
lief. "Are you comple
alk about it, but it rarely shows up. It's not worth wasting years chasing it. In the end, don't we all
't mean. "I hate to admit it,
Elena's lips. "That's
.
to Elena by borrowing another person's phone, hi
e called again and again from different numbers,
rning, her screen flooded with messages. Most we
they had never even shared a bed, he accused her of having a fake che
ena refused to give Jerald t
n he was, and wasting another se
ther and told him she woul
though Greyson himself was nowhere to be f
had agreed, their joy spil
ear-she wanted the marria
gality mattered more
unnecessary
rotest, anxious she might chan
ther, Trevor Wilson, used his influence to make
t time Elena saw
ere arresting, and his eyes seemed to
man like him would never have crossed
in Elena's hands, not even a tra
insisting that although there would be no grand wedding, the bride sho
ming, and the card seemed hea
. She accepted it w
g over the name "Greyson Wilson." She couldn't h
.
ught sight of Wilbur's grin stretchi
r share out of the Wilson
f guard, his smile falterin
acks and turned to him. "If there wasn't something in
e crossed his exp
him off before he could str
aid in a steady voice, "This is where
.
eyson spread fast, and Mina co
re was nothing she
how could you agree so easily? If you weren't married yet, you could've walked aw
en all over her, eyes shi
ll smile, she said, "Don't worry. I've got the certificate,
inked i
n her eye, Elena r
ebruary. That gives him less than three months. I'
eemed foolproof. Life, h
ssed, and someone ap
our husband wan