und her wrist and said in a voice cold enough to cu

rushing down so hard it felt like th

ey, and she jerked her

ll would I

, shock flashed acr

too used to her quiet patience, her obedient so

she challenged

till got the nerve to ask? If you hadn't poisoned Caroline, she wouldn't be lying in kidney

d how was I supposed to pay? By marching into the operatin

ht through his plan so quickly, but he di

t's only one kidney. You owed her at le

ed Car

ht made Ashley feel like the who

d taken Caroline's side every si

ow made Nicolas misunderstand her, so she kept giving more, swallowing more pain, a

to her death did she finally see

ever hand them another

voice sharp and ic

on't get to decide that. Take her to the opera

mouth, several broad-shoulder

traight back to the last life-to the moment they had hauled

close on her, Ashley wh

s life, she raced straight to Caroline's ro

e pillows, holding up a compact mirror wh

and Caroline shrieked as the lipstick dra

ke myself clear? I'm busy. No one com

ed on Ashley, and her face

at before turning sharp with alarm.

eady been hauled into the operating roo

Nicolas burst in with several bodyguar

ectly fine, Nicolas halted mid-step, shock fla

sture going rigid. Only then did it hit he

as she forced her expression into something pale and pitiful. Clutching at her chest, she

came a secon

lose to dragging me into operation to carve out a kidney for you. And now you're sitting here looking just fine.

p. Then her eyes turned red on command, and tears spille

up. I only wanted to fix myself up a little because I didn't want Nicolas to

ond Nicolas saw Caroline's fragile,

r. "Do you really think everyone is as scheming as you are? Caroli