ntless times for getting

food trolley and

ena was c

he meaning of his words

ned the food?" She

ged, his an

a wanted to ask him why he wa

red supper for him at this late hour; ye

ok that fr

hale, Elena gra

l of food and shoved it into her mouth,

y bite to show h

n back onto the table with a forceful

would let her go, she saw

ser till her ba

ack but found there

compressed, as she was trapp

g from his body, Elena's

me?" The man asked, hi

ttered as Lucas press

used to back down

one to me, little one? Ever since that night, I can't s

-d

mbled at his unex

s reached out and brushed a lo

caused her to flinch, an

u? Did you mis

that Elena felt her

e family, he never visit

ne time when Thom

tayed for a few hours befor

st time when he

needles, Thomas was over the moon, thinki

ew that was

avoid him, yet here she

y gaze that looked like they wante

at, she coul

im, the memories of that fa

Lucas' eyes as he asked

Very

ween them until there was barely any spac

sh him away, should st

o surrender to the tension

warning, Lucas' lips

e wanted to push him away, on

ttle rough, as though

ce and melted into his embrace, her

esitations melted her way, replaced

s, a moment of breathless s

wollen lips, and a small s

honest than your littl

feeling a flush of warmt

She murmured, her v

e engine was heard in the

y and ran out of the room, her f

y, Elena paused, her chest heaving a

her thoughts raced as she tried to mak

deep-seated longing that

the air around L

and across the table, sendi

as

lass shattered the heavy sile

ession, Lucas called the

-

inside the dir

ndrew was lost in thought when th

, and his assistant,

e me?" Peter asked as

s?" Andrew threw an envelop

s he scanned the lette

dn't know they would still

s blazing with fury. "I instructed them to cease al

t formed on his brows. "I-I don't know,

t, just resign!" An

dded fra

'll handle i

-

the day of th

acket as she stepped

solemn atmosphere was occasionally inte

tigious family in Auburn Hills

ant, only their respective lawyers

and waited for the p

he had been dreading and

nto the courtroom wi

e turned cold when she noticed

ip on the bench tightened unt

e Ba

she doi

on her lips as Chl

ed, and the cou

wn, who gave her a reassuring nod

address the dissolution of a marriage marr

ndrew Elliot, on the grounds of infidelity. We ask that the court gran

w Mr. Brown produce a stack of documents, each one a

Chloe, text messages, hotel receipt

en. "These are irrefutable pr

betrayal was exposed, Elena

alker a divorce and grant her a generous alimony settlement as compensati