I knew it was punishment, but I had no other choice.
I needed money, and Elijah was no longer the penniless student he once was. He had wealth—enough to buy my life outright.
For the next three years, scandal after scandal surrounded him. He frequented places of debauchery, each outing more outrageous than the last.
Each time, I was ordered to wait outside.
Except this time—this time, he sent me a message, telling me to come up.
The moment I stepped into the room, I heard the last voice I ever wanted to hear—my ex-husband, Henry.
“You really went all out just to make Yvonne come crawling back. Framing her father, driving her mother to sickness—aren’t you afraid that if she finds out the truth, she’ll stab you in your sleep?”
“If she kills me, her mother will die too.”
As soon as those words came out, a deafening silence descended. Then, a voice tinged with fear rang, “You paid me to put on a show and force Yvonne to leave. Now that you’ve got what you wanted, we’re even after this final payment.”
“Tsk, a used-up woman, and yet you treat her like a treasure, Mr. Ross.”