quickly recognized that this wasn't

her tone steady. "

o a self-satisfied smile

r father's legacy, the business he'd

red the family's financial stability-a

ned, a hint of feigned co

o upstairs and get some rest. An

merely turning and h

was something she'd considered for a long time-not for

ous circumstances. The official report cited

Yvette had seized on this, spreading rumors that Aaron Harvey's d

disappointed, had changed his wi

ew something d

d to his study and discovered fragments of nu

d trigger breathing difficulties

or him to change his will

read, the lawyer responsibl

r's mind: she suspected Shelly had orchestrated her fath

w worked for Becker's company, known for serving the

ly, Eleanor might finally get close t

reclaim her family's inheritance, and

.

into her laptop, but, as sh

into its circuitry, and it

tilated spot, then, utter

would offer her a r

len, casting long shadows ac

memory card, a sharp sound ou

pt to the doorway, peek

everal men she'd never seen-we

Eleanor turned and s

men swore and st

arks on her face, but w

ing against Eleanor's thin pajamas. Teeth chattering, she pushed forwa

t of Gemma's cruelty- being

to turn to now. Even if she were tortured to death,

r forced herself onward,

and the street was flo

the men closed in, relentless. Without a s

hite light caught her,

Maybach skidded to a stop mer

dressed in black poured out, positioning themse

leanor's gaze locked onto the figure i