Given that the Moore family was affluent, I bet it might involve money.
oreWhat she was unaware was that Hawkins had still been protecting her after what she had done.
Maria was pretty yet had no brains.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have ended up like this.
"Hawkins, you claims repeatedly that it won't work out between you guys. Yet you caved in when your mother mentioned her."
I called him out.
Initially stunned, he then stared at me.
"Claire, you were up to something when you decided to marry me. We both get what we want." He then adopted a serious tone. "Maria won't come between us anymore."
Wait!
Was he making a promise to me?
I locked eyes with him. "Man, you're playing with fire!"
Hawkins leaned in towards me.
"You're planning to bring Bernard Group down. So tell me, who is playing with fire?"
When I heard this, my heart sank.
