ok the freshly finalized di

glaring up at her. Without a flicker of hesitation, s

ieces from her hand, scattering them into the New Yo

Julian Hayes,"

s was New York's top crisis PR specialist, famo

t heiress's return' on the front page of ever

ian immediately

d in front of a skyscraper in Midtown Manh

rm in the country was flooded with a bombshell headline: "Missing for Three Yea

de the courthouse. Her powerful presence was a world aw

oom at Atticus Sterli

ling an apple for Cayla. It was somet

. "Atticus, it's all my fault. If I hadn't been in su

er hand. "It's not your fault. It's mine, f

of false empathy. "She loves you so much. A sudden divorce must have been too much for her to handle...

in as she put on a

face, so similar to the girl who had sa

olemn promise. "Cayla, trust me. I will take responsibilit

she feigned shock and pushed him away. "No, Atticus,

cus became. He felt he had to protect this "ki

r a glass of water, Cayla wiggled her uni

"It's done. Prep the press release. Headline: 'Sterling CEO

ending half the day with Cayla. He was agitated, his

what she did when I wasn't aware,and a complete file on that ma

unease creeping in. The name Beaumo

pened a financial news website. When he saw the headli

time, he felt like a complete and utter fool. She wasn't some poor girl from the Rust

ontempt now felt like