hours, Clare r

used the water. She refused the meals that arrived from Michelin-starred restaurants,

in his study, leaving the door open

he hunger was a sharp ache in her sto

ed into

om his laptop. His f

ther," Clare said. Her vo

power in New York that could rival the Boltons. Sh

his leather chair. "F

alone," Cla

Matilda right now. I can tell her you spent the night with a random m

ms until they bled. He was ruthless. He knew exactly how to

," she whispe

up to the massive iron gates of

s lead bodyguard sat in the

rble steps and burs

pping tea from a bone china cup. She looked

ot looking up from her t

andmother's chair. She buried her fac

rthur. She couldn't.

He was with Bailey. He let Brianna drug me. Grandma,

on the saucer. The clink of porce

old, dry hand

Matilda

eyes and sat b

lings," Matilda said. Her voice was dev

h twisted. "He

. Our new development in Dubai requires the Bolton family's capital backing. If you break this engagement,

e stared at her grandmother

ool. Let him have his little pets on the side. As long as y

who left me to be assaulte

Matilda said coldly. "Endure it. Look the o

ow to Clare's chest. The air

she thought would protect her, had

daughter. She was

mb. The tears dried instantly, replaced

other word. She walked down the marble s

locked, the phone built

it. She picked

g?" Aurthur's voice

her eyes. She

r grandmother chose business over blood," Aurthur said. H

for three seconds before

you out. The only person in this world who will never

window. She didn't fight him. Because in her shatter