ll a car, walking a full ten kilometers home in

anking app, ready to transfer the deposit f

. There wasn't a

error and refreshed the pa

d was polite and professional. "Ma'am, the two million dollars in your accou

mill

s company, she'd been ostracized for being an orp

ed the money into her account, his voice gentle.

touched th

ic, she gritted her teeth and held on, treating that money as

lian had ta

as nausea churned in her stomach. She had to brace

ut that money, her visa would be revoked, and h

to the Lawson Gr

ia gave Julian's name. "I'm Juli

ed subtle. "Mr. Lawson is in a mee

and walked straight tow

ed. She heard intimate lau

panted softly. "It wouldn't

chuckled quietly. "Who would da

ed the do

ng Julian's lap, her shirt half open, l

ed and ducked behind Jul

gh Aria's stomach, an

rced herself to speak. "Julian, the two mi

dly, looking at her the way one looked

a's voice trembled. "Tha

s long as you're here, money doesn't matter'? And

voice turning icy. "You made Lila cry more than onc

ained from A

tion? A

was actually saying some

ser, his gaze vicious, "get the hell out of

e wanted to say somethin

. a mess of emotions

uldn't

titution. The apartment Julian had

wouldn't even have somew

he didn't love her, he would at lea

ce. In his eyes, her life wasn't w

remark. "Remember your place. Don't even think about comparing

The sound of high

he empty office, then

n itself by instinct, like a hedgehog stripped

company's art director. "Aria, there's a model exhi