Rena arranged things with quiet efficiency. She made

Rena knew the whole story-from Hannah's first dat

her shoulder and handed Hannah a pillow. "You're really

e pillow and nodded. "Yes. Even the id

yes. "You deserve better, you know t

ake up from a bad dream. Anyone who met Hannah couldn't miss her striking looks-tall, elegant, skin like porcelain, and hair that caught

silence. "Alright, wh

looked hopeful. "Actually, Rena, do you have a way to help me connect with Miles Whitaker-the CEO of VitraMind?" If there was eve

t time all night. "Miles isn't easy to reach. Be

ateful. "That's m

talked about everything and nothing, u

these years together, he'd never really opened his heart to her. He hadn't even offered a single explanation for treating her as a stand-in. Nob

a shaky hand. Right then, she made herself a promise:

hunching over a chessboard w

phone buzzed. Hannah's

ed the caller ID toward Brinle

es done?" Hannah's voice sounded ro

a and Brinley. "Of course not. Only three went

ver first," H

Leaning back, Danica remarked, deliberately soun

bout whether Hannah had come to her place and h

and then ended the call

ank screen. "How rude,"

le. "Anyway, their divorce is done. Hannah's moving out just suits

a strand of hair, but her tone betrayed her smugness. "You

I can already picture you as part of the family." A dramatic sigh escaped her

inley's eyes. "I might be able

lly? How?" Choosing Brinley as her future daughter-in-la

lace to collect the property paperwork. Expe

marked, her voice as sweet as hone

ing, clutching her phone and he

ant the other day, you heard me and Vincent

Wrecking someone else's marriage-does t

d never have had your shot with him." Drawing closer, she lowered her voice. "You want to know what Vincent told me during our encounte

to show an active call. Her expression turned ice-cold. "V