d, and freezing. Cassidy sat in a chair that cost more than her father'

t looked at he

ments, typed on his laptop, and took a call in fluent Mandarin, acting as if th

nother text from her father's lawyer. Payme

ut of time. Vargo was still hunting her, and

. The sound was like a g

them across the polished surface. They stopp

commanded, n

her fingers numb. S

mpany file. It

from Vargo. The outstanding balance on her credit cards. H

is going to prison for twenty years for a Ponzi scheme he was too stupid to o

od drain from her fa

und the desk, leaning against the edge, towering over her.

her pride the only thing keeping her upright. "Becau

r money, Cassidy.

in-Mercer, the Osborn family lawyer. He place

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the bold letters

wife to stabilize the board before the shareholder meeting. My brother, Elmore, is trying to prove I'm unstable. A wife-a wife with a respectable

assidy laughed, a hysterical,

ley said coldly. "No emotions.

ensure he gets a minimum security facility. In exchange, you belong to me for

f I sa

ted the blinds open. Down below, news

ther's offshore accounts. The ones the Feds missed.

breath away. He wasn't as

she looked at the news vans. She thou

else?" she asked,

lute loyalty. If you betray me again... if you leak one w

you six years ago

the

ke lead. She signed her name, scratching the nib ag

r away before the ink was

e car. We're goi

Cassidy bli

at her. It hit her chest and fell to the floor. "Pick it up. Buy some clothes. Mrs. Osborn

et. The humiliation burned her cheeks.

ley said, turning his back to her to