on't wanna mess around and end up with something nasty. Second, sure, he's loaded, but he doesn't lift a

on, she cut him o

n, whether it's you or him. Now let me go. I've a

to leave, but he stay

bably still hung up on that For

o with you." She jabbed a fin

still, heavy

led in the space between them - sh

nally over. But then, his voice cut thr

pure?" he said, his t

as already gone when

ffened. She looked

e shot back, her voic

me? Don't you think I'd know my own body? We met when I was twent

an clamped his w

figure it out-

her before turning on h

before heading to the shower. Water trickled down, w

as talking about that time, he had to be lying. Still, the unease wouldn't

t meeting, then why di

mething she could figure out alone. So in the mornin

*

l. Ever since Lucian invested in FortuneRise Inc., they'd b

ce suspected anything, thinking it was just a sound busine

e. Until the day she overheard them saying she wasn't their

that's why she felt so grateful-these two pe

what had happened last night, no matt

you well? If anything's bo

am. If anyone's getting the short end of th

lf about how he couldn't go on without the business-but more importantly

ts at ease and have an excuse to move out, she staged