driveway of the Kowalski estate in Long Island. She threw th

but his eyes remained entirely blank. He offered a shallow, flawless bow and said in a tone of impeccable, icy politeness, "Mada

cate porcelain cup of Darjeeling tea. She didn't look up when Ann

all and rigid on the other side of the glass table. She sta

oothed an invisible wrinkle on her Chanel skirt. "Your behavior

repeated, her voi

ne dripping with condescension. "Ethan leaving to save a dying f

abandoned his bride in front of five hundred peo

n bag and pulled out a leather-bound checkbook. She grab

e this. It's a seven-figure compensation. You will sign a joint statement w

zeros blurred together. A wave of pure

k between her index and middle finger. She lifted

check in half. The sound of the ripping

nds on the table and stood up. "You ungrateful li

o the table. "The engagement is off, it's all

ace turne

," Annabella said, her voice like ice.

a turned around. She walked out of the sunroom, he

Long Island air, and felt her lungs expand. She got into her

oom 401 at Mount Sinai Hospital ag

door open. It slammed agains

s. Ethan froze, his silver fork hovering halfway to his mo

at the hell are you doing here? Haven'

e pulled the blanket up to her chin, her eyes widenin

e walked straight to the side of the h

grabbed the three-carat Tiffany diamo

e. The heavy diamond hit the metal with a sharp, v

s dilated. The color drained from h

e eye. "The wedding is canceled

eight to try and intimidate her. He clenched his fists at his sides,

tilted her chin up. She stared right back in