presence lingered. He had a ke

thanks to Liam's connection. This meant late nights at the office and frequent business trip

night. She was in a hotel ro

day," she said, smiling. "W

eflection of the window behind her. A figur

od ran

I asked, keeping

just Liam. He had a meeting in the same city, can you believe the coinc

ooth, too smooth. The

amily dinner with her parents. S

dn't believe I got the permits moving so fast. He sai

another powerful hook. It validated her dec

of the plan

k account. Twenty thousand dollars

me a few mi

hing. For you. But also, I was thinking you could use it to buy a thank-

funnel money to him, to buy his affection with her

n't accept t

onsider it a bonus for putting

o call Liam to get the details of the watch.

el

powerful. It wasn't some random g

s Ethan Miller. I was

pause on t

ng slightly. "It's been a long tim

the same private schools. I always liked her. She was sharp, no-non

But her family was image-conscious, so instead of a messy public divorce, they settled. She gave him a generous alimony on the condition that he stay out of