il you sent me. Is i
. In just a matter of days, her mother had fallen gravely ill, slipping into an
al, Dad. We can't let it wither away like this.
ewspaper, and sighed heavily. "Listen, Freya,
on't go giving Dad a hard time. Let's face it. Healthbridge is in a shambles. No
fted to the sour
r, garbed in a flowing dress, exuding an air o
a a sense of foreboding. "And you
her voice dripped with honeyed venom. "
an uncanny resemblance to Fletcher in his
h malice and repugnance as
ked out in a mink coat and heavy makeup, sauntered out
ed up a little something for you," the wo
him and casting an indifferent look over Freya. "I'm Hele
planation. But he averted his gaze, clearly avoiding her questio
daughter, sired from his mistress, was almost as old as her. In his w
her. She had been living abroad all this time, completely unaware of her family's tur
sed through Freya's veins, but she knew it wasn't the tim
later. But the issue at hand is Healthbridge and it can't wait any longer. You've
his gaze, remaini
r's well-being as well. Healthbridge is in a financial abyss of hundreds of millions. If w
atience wearing thin. "Shut up! Our fam
mit that Helen had hit
dent on equipment and expensive medicine to cling to life. The medical bill
the best option was inde
witnessed her tireless efforts to build and
Healthbridge had been sold, it would be a fa
t of the blue. "There is a way to salvage the situ
anticipated his solution wou
ne of the most influential and wealthy families in Leryport. If we could get them
use, relishing in the ten
eply, Freya asked through gritted her
ll you have to do is
d. So that was what
ord? His previous three fiancees have all died, and he is in a vegetativ
ch a proposal. If there wasn't anything wrong wit
s your father, I don't want you to suffer. We'll just hav
d Freya wasn't fooled. She looked at the
acting, but Freya knew
s probably not a bad idea. After all, she had a chance to save Hea
ision. "Fine, I'll marry him," she said,