d out from th

ker guy?" Jenna's voice trembled, thick with tears an

know you're the only one who matters to me. I just said that to keep Lindsay satisfied. You know I n

isdain and cold malice in his voice sent

ilt, turning low and honeyed. "Ty

ate murmurs, accompanied by the faint

dim hallway outside, h

rply, a wave of nausea

she had poured

ed as family, someone she had lov

sting and

her realize that she had been clenching her fists tightly enough to b

been someone w

oor immediately, dragged their betrayal into the open, si

t.

ge of her mother asleep in that ho

ove the patent transfer, withdraw from the

er dividends and shares should be placed into a jo

refully put on display, she had hand

had turned into a

ver her money, not against someone like Tyler. He would likely

ntinue paying for he

anage the rest

in her palm

it toward the gap in the door, and r

rned quietly to the

bedroom door opene

she seemed to be asleep, and

shower, got into bed, and

and maintained a steady rhythm to her breathin

t trace of another woman's

had drifted off, Lindsay

window, they were sharp and dist

on the marks left

crossed her mind to press a pillow

care, rising without mak

slipped into the bathroom, quiet

he screen, Lindsay keyed in

dn't

been the date he became

he chan

hink, and then entered Tyler's b

cation banner slid acros

from Jenna. "I l

hotos cam

igit passcode field, a real

d it

in Jenna's

chilling smile appeared at

y do care abo

he top, and Lindsay saw the highly s

in his bank records-purchases of jewelry, expensive items, an

lly, Lindsay collected al

e as unread before returning Tyler's

ated move, and every humiliation they had p

earned just how dangerous a "tool" could

.

rrived, and the birthday p

d polished smiles crowded the space, and the air bu

second-floor balcony and surveyed the gathering until her

in a perfectly tailored black suit,

ht