or Kaelynn, the nig

the dark, the images from the folder r

ng composure. Her face was pale, her eyes shadowed, but her han

heath dress and black pumps

ing out a single place for breakfast. The older wom

up early. Can I get you

le feeling brittle and foreign on her lips. She coul

screech of tires on the gravel driveway shattered the morning quie

m cloud. Her heels clicked an angry rhythm on the marble flo

stopping directly in front of Kaelynn.

Bro

s. Underwood, bu

was just another one

od Corporation that the CEO kept a beauti

e had insisted on keeping their uni

But out of love for Dane and not wanting to

understood th

e was young, ambitious, and notoriously territorial ov

ips. "Don't play dumb. The news las

mind rac

vicious hiss. "The pictures of Dane and Candyce are all over the gossip sites

't just sent the files to her.The other person cheated her out of some money,

is method to get back what belonged to her and the

at child isn't made public yet, at least n

u're talking about," Kaelynn s

her. The front page was a grainy photo of Dane and Candyce at t

so raw it was almost pathetic. She'd been in love with Dane for years. "He

ng room entrance, her face a mixture of shock and concern. This was happe

The hurt, the grief, it all rec

said, her voice soft but carrying an undeniable

Jolie puffed out her chest, a ri

step forward. The five-foot-ten

precise and cutting, "am Dane U

od came into Jolie's sight. It was a ring that every woman in high

f seeing her for the first time. The expensive but understated dress, the quiet con

" Jolie stammered, her

wer. She turned her head sli

security that she is not to be permitted on this

ha, recovering from her shock, immediately st

But then, as if something occurred to her, a cruel smile appeared on her lip

playing the role of the perfect, quiet wife. Because things won't

g in the air for a mome

n Kaelynn's posture dissolved. A tremor ran through h

her side. "Ma'am,

upright. "I'm fine, Martha. Please have

s tracing the smiling face of her husband with his mistress. The photo was a f

hings. She had

r phone and sent

hanged. On