her, Clara took a bus and reached Fo

n their crisp uniforms and stood p

the entrance with her suitcase

ce the guard finished checking her ID, he entered h

ra pulled her suitcase

with trees, and the place was so quiet and private that

phone guiding her, she ma

with only six floors. Each floor had two units, a

hird floor and opened straigh

security door, Clara could feel

ever even stepped inside somewhere this expensive bef

eath, lifted her h

nce, the do

his voice. "Mr. Barnes is still asleep, s

at the time wi

o'clock. Brandon

n to herself and sim

her around t

l done in black, white, and gray. Everything was spotless and spac

as made up of picture windows overlo

kitchen, and reception area alre

of the hall, with a medical room right

bedroom, the medical room, or Mr. Barnes's study unless he says you can. Mo

to remember ever

, Alan got a phone

case into the guest r

away, and by the time she finishe

mes, but the master bedroom door never

mplain, so she went to the kit

on, and the last thing she wanted was t

her a list of Brandon'

tchen, so she made three simpl

sh on the dining table when her

saw her best friend,

oing! He just walked into our restaurant with some woman, ordered all the most expensive signature dishes, and

sharp ache throu

ad given Zachary that

nything about himself. He had looked so helpless that she had

ng special between them, something that tied them

e she gave him was, by cruel coinci

ng in her throat and kept her voice

sugar mama. You should see him today. He's dressed like some big shot, and I swear that suit must've cost over ten thousand! That bastard. I really thought he was crazy about

mach droppe

Only then did she remember she wasn't alone in

e does now has nothing to do with me. And that woman isn't some sugar m

humorless l

probably the last person who need

ordinary woman who had worked

estaurant in Ozleley. There was no way Clara was going to le

could cost Ruby her job, and Clar

other end. "Hold on. What do you mean his

a dozen more q

here behind Clara, and the s