files. His phone buzzed on the coffee table. He recognized the

r answered, his to

y backing Chloe's sudden independence?" he demanded, h

volition, Mr. Carlisle," Kristoffer repli

don't reveal the hidden clauses in that joke of a docu

minded him firmly, refusing to be intimidated by Wall St

y. "You are treading on very thin ice,

ristoffer said calmly, calling the billionaire's bl

ck of answers only deepened his obsessive suspicion

ned to the next mor

d room. Chloe woke up feeling slightly stronger. The physical pain of her incisio

door opene

ly by a high-end private neonatal nurse. The nurse was pushing a state-of-the-

hysical lurch. She sat up quickly, completely ignoring the sharp

essively ordered the nurse. "It is time f

stepped forward and placed the tiny, warm

s tiny, perfect features, the soft rise and fall of his chest. A

e cashmere blanket. Her previous cold resolve melted instantly in the face of pure,

oot of the bed. She sn

voice dripping with venom. "You are nothing more than a temporary incu

's incredibly soft cheek. She was completely absorbed in

gnored, Eleanor stepp

dly. "Or are you too stressed and usele

lled Leo slightly closer to her chest, shielding him. She f

Eleanor in a low, fierce whisp

ed as she threw her hands up. She was deeply offended that a

ly, staring at the floor, caught in th

g heart. The adrenaline was making her hands shake. Enduring Eleanor's continued

itical, hawk-like eyes, ready to pounce on an

ond button, baring her collarbone, heavy, hurri

ed open forcefully, sla