rs slid open wit

t, one arm draped casually over the backrest. Her other hand rested on Buster's n

ie. For a second, he faltered. He was used to seeing her soft, pliable,

iately pulled a lace handkerchief fro

ice muffled. "It smells like dog

voice was cool, echoing slightly in the high-ceiling

aling a mouth puckered in disapproval. "Is this how you

brow. "I wasn't the one who cancelled a

My son is a saint for sparing you the

rol of the room. "Florrie, we're just here fo

e hallway, presuming he coul

onic plate shifting. It was deep, vibrating through the floorboards. H

He took a ha

oston demanded, though h

ained to protect me from intruders. And right now

the chair oppo

ommand. No

t he sat. Genevieve remained standing, ho

ston repeated.

nicured finger at the document on the coffe

He saw the title:

ried, Florrie. There's no divorce. You

," Florr

ed. He scanned the first page. His eyes widened. He flipped to the secon

e choked out. "The beac

r price," F

g a glorified girlfriend for four years?

other. She kept her e

nce," Florri

l. "What are you

phone. She tapped th

om. It was Boston's v

just moved the debt to the shell company in the Caymans. It's easy. Just go

f color. He looked like

whispered. "I was drunk

New York Post? It's very admissible in the court of public opinion, Boston. Imag

ard. "Give me that ph

that shook the windows. He lunged, snapp

fell back onto the so

quietly. The dog instantly sa

Florrie said, her voice devoid of sy

Travis family was currently trying to close a massive merger with a European bank. A scan

ackmail," B

ie corrected. "You taught me that. E

er of my mother's trust back to my control, and give me the dee

" Boston pleaded. "The assets are

ison if I release this," F

for air, looking old and defeated. He looked back

om his pocket. His hand

onster," he

om the best,"

the pen down so hard i

t back toward her. "T

apers. She checked the

ly looked at him. "No, Boston. I

the papers

d. "There's on