ioning was set to a chill that made goosebumps rise on Elaina's arms. She pressed herself into the corner of

t stick in a tissue, examining it like

a question. "Six weeks. The timi

's," Elaina lied, h

ket and pulled out a manila envelop

en from security footage. Elaina and Adrian entering the private elevator at

said smoothly. "And his liabilities. You, Miss Ca

he envelope, feeling violated. "I di

e deal. You carry the child to term. You hand it over to the Conway family immediately after birth. You sign away your pare

gate," she said, her voice gaining a fract

Look at your bank account. You can barely afford your rent in

rb in front of a private members' club.

nk about it. You have twenty-f

e sidewalk, dazed. The Lincoln pulled away,

eze. Her phone vibrated in her hand. She looked

e answered immediatel

bad news. Your mother's condition has deteriorated rapidly in the

springing to her eyes. "O

sider it elective. We need a down payment of two hundred thousand dollars to begin the prot

rom her face. "Two hundred th

oll. We need the fund

ter-faded into a dull roar. She sank down onto a bench, burying her face

d the only other num

ispered when th

le chime of slot machines. "My lucky charm! Listen, I'm up a grand, but I

the phone. "The hospital needs money.

and defensive. "Dying? She's always dying. Look, I'm in a hole here, Elai

, the realization hitting her l

mighty attitude," Mitch snapp

een saver-a photo of her mother, smiling, be

her hand. She stood up. She looked i

a choice. She ne

top floor of Conway Enterprises. The room was vast, dominated by a l

senses," Constance said, no

ng of her hands. "I need full medical coverage for my mother. Including

nodded slightly. "Done," Constance

ang

drian's bachelor lifestyle are affecting stock stability. They want a family man. A stable l

"Marriage? He hates me. H

pany," Constance said coldly. "And you wi

ss the table. Prenuptial Agreem

of funds to St. Louis General. It was he

shed open. Adrian strode i

?" He stopped when he saw Elaina. His

p the ultrasound receipt from the tab

re because

his face, leaving him gray. He looked at Elaina, then back at th

sed at Elaina. "You came r

-" Elaina

wning her out. "City Hall. It's already ar

anger anymore. It was betrayal. It was loathing. He thou

and dangerous. He didn't wait for an answer

mug face. She grabbed the pen, signed her name in a