red down at Ellie, his mind still reeling from her cold-blooded internal calculations. He was about to demand an explanation
wl, annoyed at the interruption. The sc
his patience alread
h and controlled, was a panicked shout on the other end of the line.
fascination with Ellie-it all evaporated, replaced by a cold, sharp spear
y're taking him t
s grip hard and unyielding, all pretense of civility gone. "Let's go,
of genuine concern. Arthur Hayes was the only member of this cold, calculating family who had ever shown her a
or change out of her silk nightgown and slippers. They bypassed the main eleva
d faces as it descended. Julian stared at the floor number
quiet of her own mind, she offered a small, sincere prayer. Please let Ar
He glanced at her, a flicker of confusion in his stormy eyes. For a woman he'd pe
is black Maybach, pulling open the driver's side door himself. Ellie quickly got i
ike a man possessed, weaving through lanes on Fifth Avenue with a reckless disregard f
Emergency Center. They abandoned the car and rushed through the automatic doors, headin
corridor of the penthouse wing. The scent was sharp,
ed. His older brother, Connor, was pacing anxiously. Connor's wife, Lauren, sat stiffly on a leathe
oice low as he questioned Connor
, dismissing her in an instant before turning away. Tiffany looked up from her phone, her lip curling in a sneer of open di
unified rejection. She was a contamin
her. A pack of vultures, pretending to grieve while they're
e swept over his family-his anxious brother, his aloof sister-in-law, his
combined with the early stages of her pregnancy, made Ellie's chest feel tight. A wave
s making no sound on the polished floor. She turned and
s glint in her eyes. She pushed herself to her fe
of the others. The chief of cardiology had him cornered, explaining the complex and grim details of Arthur's condition. He was trapped

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