na

s of water in the dim penthouse

ithout a second

iately blasted through the

g with you?"

nthouse and I'm starving to death! You didn't reply to my

ersonal maid, Lu

t, completely stri

nd of struggling on the

o snatched t

hell are you ac

h that arrogant authority he mi

he snapped. "Lucia took a bullet for yo

t, dry, utterly

ady been paid in full,

ith your body. That covers way

alking about? How dare y

ng the role of a falsely

his next lie, I slammed the re

started vibrating o

texts from the two

lting our hon

you've gone crazy,

ur emotions in che

ions away as if cleari

vy front door was unlo

o the penthouse, acting as if

g onto my luxury sofa and w

mported sparkling water, the one Lor

us, but he always made sure he

ook a large gulp, and pu

grudge, Siena,

ble kitchen island, striki

behalf. He knows you're just stres

e counter, watching her silentl

ness. The European operation re

, her eyes suddenly glint

800,000. Transfer it to

ntly, without a singl

ake smile collapsing

mean, no?"

u won't give me cash, then hand over the $300,000

ont door right at that moment

Just like always, he bl

ena," he sighed, sounding utterly ex

the entryway console, ac

dust anyway. We can use it to subsidize Lucia's e

for seven years, feeling an over

truly seen the repulsive truth

honor. At his core, he was nothing but a

fficially canceled,

over my chest, my

ribute money, it's already been liquidated and ca

get a sin

eyes, and walked over to sta

absolute finality for a

Siena," he lectured

engagement. You're just bargainin

looking incredibly smug and c

double the tribute to $600,000. Just give Luc

e was watching a child

that, in my eyes, he was a