into a gray, m

y Shine at Children's Hospital Gala." Photos of them were everywhere. Cleve, handsome and commanding. Ivanna, r

beneath the surface of her life.

The staff was polite, but distant. They saw the sa

resenting her preliminary research findings to the board

y like Cecil had ten years ago, pointed to a slide. "And this projectio

young lady. It's clear you've learned from the best. It's wonderf

o the standard Cecil-Dr. Farley-has set." Sh

rley legacy, bought with Drake money. But the words

offered a technical critique of Ivanna's

s attending via video conference, his face looming on the large screen. "But Ivanna is a

n the screen. "You're doing fine, Ivann

r of her authority in front of her own team and sided with the inte

found her in

mask of concern. "I think you were right a

na," Cecil said,

k you're just having a hard time since Leo. Maybe you're not seeing things clear

res

l. A diagnosis. A weapon. Cleve wasn't just s

inal pieces of the

aughed, charming the room. He walked over to Ivanna, who was talking to a senator. He gently touched the small of her ba

public de

, broke her. He poured two glasses of champagne, han

his eyes locked on Ivann

erupted i

hed them, a perfect couple framed by candlelight. S

f the room, and left the part