feet and locked the d

d Iris. "What

smooth but unreadable. He strode closer with a cool

e are cameras everywhere. Do you seriously want your face plastered all over the ne

coat she wore. It was standard-issue, nothing flattering, but the w

a memo about a certain doctor needing to keep things

ng was off and made a break for the

ring her into the lounge, where the small

he sharp pain in her shoulder stunned he

knee pressing down for balance as

h of someone utterly in love. Yet, as he lowered his eyes,

interest in settling for trades like this. Iri

d "only" so she would h

mly. The way he leaned in surrounded her with h

baby's born, we'll go our separate ways. But if you keep talking abo

r lips press

if you ask for it, I might not oblige. So try to keep y

everything her

with a flat expression as he picked up so

ngle hand, Caiden reveale

ring, half-convinced she had tossed it

he was thinking. "You make it obvious jus

found its place on the cabinet in plain view. Next, he took his watch from his pocket and fa

child, but what about the one from that woman on the Autumn

his tracks, pausin

, I thought you had feelings for me. So when your mom suggested marriage, I agreed. If I'd realized sooner that I meant nothing

aiden, but the silence

up their history only added to

u agree to divorce, you'll have the freedom to pursue real happiness and sta

this marriage out of spite? Don't flatter yourself. I'm not ending things just b

he sank onto the bed, not rea

ached with wearine

stand, and she answered witho

ou wouldn't believe the scene in my office just now. That woman was practically shrieki

ld romance novels," Iris replied,

an ultrasound-she's o

ed. "Then l

was no different-even if she was baffled by the strange r

er way, Melody lowered her vo

an Caiden's se

t out a wicked cackle. "Maybe

you mess with her, Caiden will come

ody to slip up, and targeting Ariana w

ongue. "If he wants a fight, tell

e-cold. "He's alre

them before Melody said, "O

ftened. "So, are you actual

aze rest on the ring box. "He said

h disbelief. "You mean the one

's ri

She launched into a fierce, thirty-minute rant about C

a little. When the call ended, a new message popped up from C

d without mu

ched the Wells Mansion

d he was busy and

d Caiden's parents sea

said to Iris, "Ariana Watson has

glancing at her mother-i

ed Caroline. "Caid

erything-Caiden's parents knew about the woman living