sun offere

p headquarters on Wall Street. Her eyes

ard the toweri

in front of the turnsti

sband," Blair said.

e building, ma'am," the g

-soled heels echoed ac

walked toward them. She wore a pristine whi

ile. She looked Blair up and down. Her eyes l

ith condescension. "The CEO is in Orlando handling

the turnstile. "My father is

ropped, but it was loud enough f

Don't bring your family's mess here to bleed Mr. Gilbert dry

ed walking. They whispered to ea

were full

wave of intense humil

raightened her spine. She turned ar

usted body back to M

iting for her outside t

t paid by noon, hospital policy dictates we

walked past him and went stra

e water was freezing. She sp

the porcelain sink. She

opped to he

light bounced of

was flawless. It was the Gilbert family

idn't h

the diamond.

over her knuck

hospital. She took the

lleyway. She pushed open the heavy

led like old

th silver hair sat behi

the ring on t

rewed a jeweler's loupe into his

Blair. His eyes widened in shock.

," Blair said. He

speration in her eyes. H

can give you one hundred thousand dollars cash right now. But the interest rate

oan contract,"

up a pen. She signed her name. She didn't care about the

out with a

tal. She slapped the draf

zed. It spit ou

e ICU. She stood in fro

se and fall. The steady beep of t

t finally loosened. She le

down at her

e was a faint, pale indentatio

arriage was never a partnership. It was an ex

et. She pulled out her phon

r family's pr

e papers," she sa