, ignored the doorbell, and just sat in the dark, replaying th

had ceased to exist. The silence was more

r, her face a mask of pure rage. She had taken the first flight she could get after I

king the door shut. "We are

ulling open the curtains and flood

ment party for another woman. He humiliated you in front of hundreds of people. And he hasn't ev

treaming down my face. "But why, Liv? I

t good at getting what he wanted? Did he ever take you to meet his real friends, or just to fam

tire relationship had

up with him," she s

pered. "He said they

ir companies have been intertwined for generations. A marriage between Liam and Chloe would be a m

source. That' s what I was. The realizatio

n, rang. The screen flashed with Liam' s name.

aid, her eyes hard. "Answer it. Hear w

breath and answ

s voice was cold, furious. There was no apolog

at I' ve

y mother is furious. Her mother is threatening to pull the Davis funding from our new pr

He was blaming m

he last flicker of hope died,

said, my voice shaking

hug. "I' m so proud o

ter, Sarah. She had a basket of fruit and a sad, apologetic look on her face

y. "Liam is just under so much pressure. You have to understand, Chloe' s health is so fragile

to his family' s legacy and his love for me. She made Chloe soun

," Sarah said, her eyes plead

or the first time, I saw it all with perfect c

ere al

to an end. The end was me, and whatever they could take from me