hit the window of Elean

and turned on the webcam

ouse agent, popped onto the screen. The backg

Her bright red lips mov

ting your rehearsal co

d her keyboard, pulling up the miles

her at 2 AM. He was having a total melt

psychological dependency. Tristan was projecting real feelings onto a paid

e cancer out before

ement. It included a massive hush-money payout

leanor to cry, beg, or act heartbroken. Tr

e read the payout amount. A genuine

sitate for a fraction of a second. She

op up in her system. Her jaw dropped

smile. "Thank you for your generosity, Br

or to Brenda's o

y taken a red-eye flight to LA. Dark circles bruised the skin under his eyes. H

he screen and his e

sk, glaring at his agent. "I know what you did, Brenda! You swapped the prop glass fo

d, sleep-deprived conspiracy theory, showing him the signed contr

ergy instantly deflating into desperate sorrow. "Why didn't you even

absolutely nothing. But she knew she needed a perf

She dropped her voice into

" she said softly. "I can't be t

d to gently stroke the fabric where she had "bled" yes

vement. His pupils

is sacrificing her own heart to protect my futu

to the chair next to Brenda's desk. He sobbed, crus

ng manipulative in Eleanor's to

he clicked the red button and kill

and exhaled. Two massive cl

wo massive severance wires hit her account. A

n's file into the

only name left on her act