faltered for

I continued walkin

pened, and William a

i

echoed as the

till chosen to l

se to w

, only to shatter and transform into sharp knives, stabbing deep into his

e elevator, my body went limp

me just in time, stopping

?" William asked, his v

-so empty that I could barely

been stripped away, leav

dea when William had

the sky outside had alre

ding me a cup of hot coffee. "You sat on the cou

ked down at the steaming coffee,

ently looking away. His voice carried a strange tone as he asked, "You obviou

ghtly, pressing my lips tog

ant to speak; I simply di

and Jasper had been c

d other women while turning cold and cruel toward me. He even insulted me, telling

than a worthless object, to

ad en

advice with a subtle, ambiguous edge. "If two people aren't suited, forcing it won't lead to ha

es, his gaze filled with an expec

own, unaware of what

ic any further, instead asking if I wanted somet

g, but after much coaxing from William, I

everything went black. A buzzing sound filled

uickly catching me and lifting me into hi

. Having gone an entire day without food or water, my body had reache

the hospital. When I woke up,

s quietly brewing dur

woke up, I felt completely drained-so weak I could barely sit up.

d breathe again. My strength slowly returned, and

for troubling you these past f

ed for several days because of me, I felt embarrassed, but there was also a quiet fear that

r setting the soup bowl down. "Once you

t linger in the room long. After about ten

ace lasted only about half an hour b

or was my insidious

her, I immediat

red that night wh

husiastic smile. "Arabella, I heard you've been sick, so I m

oup she brought, coldly a

ke concern. "I just wanted

ou can leave," I said

her lips into a forced, ugly smile, continuing

r, turning m

So, could you talk to him and ask him to let Maximus go? The banks have been targeti

Well, how fortunate. My life isn't

ession hardening as anger

ful!" After pretending to be civil for a few minutes, Charlot

shorter than she was. Yet, the aura around me seemed to overpower

per yourself." I smirked. "And since you know Jasper and I aren't divorced, why

's name, knowing that b

deflated. No matter how arrogant she was,

low her frustration

ne calls from various banks started floodin

he banks, and the loan requirements had become extremely string

phone, fuming even more w

vile woman-and now she even dared

abella pay for it. With a dark glint in her eyes, she