table. The faint tap of porcelain meeting wood cut throu

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t indifferent, as though t

g more. The slightest mistake in her response could turn

er submissive nor arrogant, as if the murder

f developing it, and the patent rights will belong to me. To make that happen, I need complete secrecy and the highest level of authority within the lab. And I won't b

ck Eric harder than the revelation that

t instantly, buried beneath the same unreadable calm he always wore. The

if you can't deliver, be prepared

d the breath she had been holding. A bright spark return

nything new I personally create in the future. Everything the lab has already develop

g in his eyes. "You keep bringing up your contribution because

iration surfaced in Ashlyn's ga

e capable of seeing straigh

n the world when it comes to collecting information. I need you to send someone to the Quinn family's residence and install a fe

nformation like that was the kind of task they handled every day. And this was more than a favor. It was a test of

eyes, his fingertips tapping a slow,

fore he finally responded, his voice carryin

ited for the inevitable condition from him. S

continued, "But I

uarantee?" Ashl

e complications left hanging. I need

shlyn's face, her eyes

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k, his expression sta

ers, nothing more. And while this arrangement last

stood completely still, cau

ng like that, it would have com

carried-his disabled legs unable to diminish his elegance-Ashlyn found

matter briefly, she

eed it to, this marriage cannot be made publi

lute certainty, leaving

las straight into hell, then she could accept it. W

notice, as he observed the woman before him. Sh

ake care of the arrangements. Then, he turned b

courtyard, standing q

ere complete. The prenuptial agreement was read

turned to her car, she stared down at the marriage document

But the man she married this time was no

would not let this one end the same way. She would turn every advantage

e had finally uncovered the

f a strict family rule. No heir could inherit the Reynolds empire until they were wed. He needed a marriage to secure his positio

termined to find out exa

, she would completely take down the p

lessly and watch as everything he h

, Ashlyn and Eric exchanged contac

uld go, Eric's vo