itiel

looking like a man who had spr

ing fast, flanked by Mark, a low-level associate

ding by the perfume counter, sobbing int

ghed heavy in my purse, a cold lump of me

exhausted, the kind of exhaustion that comes f

he br

mediately ran to Sarah, burying

a manicured

Liam! She cut the c

y-if Broadway cast actors with zero ta

d him weigh the crying woman against the

said calmly. "I just revoked

near the exits. He looked at the security guards who were watchin

s voice was pleading. "Please. J

e a lot of thin

hat followed

at grated on my nerves. Sarah was pinching the girl's shoulder. I

in my throa

the watch?

Sarah s

ked a

you a cho

r the right moment. It was a transfer of ownership form for his ten percent tribute s

over your points to me. A

ntly. Her eyes darted betw

ed. "Liam, no! T

hat those points meant. They were h

tears streaming down her face, the wa

he ice in my eyes. He saw

d donate the money to a cat shelter," I said. "And then I

linc

rabbed

is worth five thousand! The shar

math. She was alwa

looked defeated. He looked like a man

he pen," h

Sarah

Sarah!"

nt silent. C

ead the document. He pressed the paper agai

is future for a

er back to me. Hi

tch," he said. H

d pulled out the watch. I

didn't check on Liam. She didn't check on Chl

ocument and pu

usiness with you,

ed to. I knew exactly what I was leaving behind. A man wh