gh sea ne
. Help me... Brayde
. On one side, the chilling seawater lapped at her,
er face, now ghostly pale. She bac
er's chilling voice. "Averi
the phone replied, wit
ent, her heart
he loved, had shattered h
ndon her, despite he
her abdomen from a figure in black
awater swallo
r Brayden was
her lower abdomen, and Averie's wo
ingle thought crossed her mind. If she made it th
y sacrificing her l
..
ly, Averie
her and rushed her to
so dearly hoped for, was los
to flicker above her as she lay in
ere immediately informed of her
later, not a singl
broadcasted Nolens'
ed of being kidnapped, linked to
ome the youngest CEO in
a bitter smile playing on her lips. With difficulty, sh
hed her brea
someone opened
r. Mr. Fowler got held
grip on the quilt, her eyes on the suite
ied to sit up a bit straigh
carriage... He mentioned somet
ld make it
w one could make u
ward the door and respect
iced a tall, slim figure approach
er setting, his commanding
nd a heavy silenc
iage, but the doctor believes her heal
Brayden's throat
e shadowed, his eyes part
e casting a shadow on the scar under his eye,
of here?" he asked, his
pick up any emot
nt, even about the
n she learned of the miscarria
she only married Brayden as a stand-in for some
n expecting anythi
ild she had lost. His father had
verie's face, catching B
r tomorrow,"
been married for that long, but her
otector in the poor and chaotic town of Haei
e for her
tory. He stood up, opened the door, an
ead, Theo was often the messenger between them. The only time
rie called out, stopp
his full name. Before, she had
o look at her, p
.." Averie began, but her words were cu
a nightmare that I was kidnapped again..." The
quickly left, blending into the c
bit uncomfortabl
uld give you a villa in Blossom Villas and a shop as compensa
yden had nothing, and his business was always in troubl
hriving, Brayden seemed to thin
vorce," she
ords she had long considered. At that moment,
gh. Don't make decisions when you're
e," Averie said, handing a she
u give it to Brayden? He should read i
started, but Averie close
Theo quietly left
rie had already completed her
, so she reached out to her friend Nolan Bro
men and women living together, war
t would lead to rumors. After they were seen dining together p
give her the cold shoul
hinking of Br
ad, trying to dismi
nt Nolan had arranged for he
n a stool, busily wiping away cobwe
er about the divorce you mentioned. I
bit stiff, but Averie
en going to sign and get t
divorce papers face-to-face. He's
g as he either hands over the properties he gave me or pays
divorce, Brayden, standing near Th
sion was made, she was ea
rs without winning his hear
d, a familiar, icy voice
my offi
then, the stool wobbled, and she fell, wincing as her ankle started to swe