e cold chair as her heart raced, a

er that steady pressure, she couldn'

he lifted an eyebrow. "

ic reaction and landed her in the hospital, Natalie quickly blur

her patience if he kept at it

one. "Here. Try no

through his questions. After a brief pause, she asked cautiously, "What

a trace of amusement. "Hav

to settle in before he

o remember too late that the wall was right behi

iately dragged her back to everything

o disappear

ed at his lips. "I'm still deciding whether to throw th

was st

er in years, and somehow,

ind out that she had been the one wh

Isaac, she migh

ndrew, she might

, Mr. Bennett!" The moment Natalie saw a chance to

er her, sir?" his

m Andrew's expression. He tur

talie was getting ready to leave t

ing it?" Karl Lambert paused before continuing, "I know I'm asking a lot, especially since you stepped away from restoration after you got marrie

r herself in artifact restoration

gifted young restorer, someone capable of bringing even bad

ly determine an artifact's age, where i

restorers, and institutions had competed to recruit her. E

f regret whenever he tho

this is sudden, and I probably shouldn'

I'll come back to the BCR. And... can I a

estoration fee is fifty million dollars, but there's one catch.

be t

he heaviness Natalie had been

she wouldn't have to keep worrying about

she earned on the Reynolds Group's previous project, which would a

uzzed again. The call was from the business

itan award ceremony anymore. The company has de

rew together. "Wh

he decision himself. He said... since you're his wife, you shouldn't be showin

ct Titan, but all it took was one decision fr

hat she had finally seen him for what he was,

ter leaving the BCR. She packed her suitcase a

he suitcase she was pulling from the b

e who led Project Titan. Why did you send

n paper. Your team did the actual work. Hannah is trying to build her career, and that kind of recognition will do more for he

d of man he was. She let out a cold laugh, pulled out the divor

grabbed the papers and ripped them apart. "You were the one who wanted to m

"Didn't you want

saac cared too much about his pride. He probably couldn't stand the

that she had spent years

ry word clear. "I don't care whether you agree or not. I'm

suitcase and tried

up to him, caught her by the arm an

onto the bed and

f up. "Isaac, what th

e thing is just a threat, isn't it? You want me to sleep wit

le the other pulled at her clothes.

are skin, panic hit Natalie hard.

blindly across the nightstand. Her hand found a pictur

ly grabbed his head. Blood

in shock. "What the h

ut even though fear made her tremble, sh

er back while reaching for his belt. "Why are you acting like you do

ie saw what he was doing

of her wrists down. He reached for his tie and was a