Chapter 42

“Thalia,” Drake said quietly, staring at the sunlight streaming in. His voice was barely audible.

“What?” Mason’s voice rose sharply. “Thalia’s getting engaged? To whom?”

“Who doesn’t matter.” Drake’s voice took on an obsessive edge. “I won’t let her marry him. She belongs with me. I’ll win her back.”

“Uh…” Mason was momentarily speechless. After a pause, he ventured carefully, “Drake, don’t you think that’s… unethical?”

Drake laughed bitterly. “Ethics? I don’t care about ethics. I just need her back.”

Mason was stunned into silence. His friend had treated Thalia as a replacement, cheated on her with Sienna, and now that she was engaged, he was claiming undying love? It was beyond belief.

“Look,” Mason sighed, “I’ve never tried stealing someone’s fiancée, so I can’t really advise. Different strokes and all that. Good luck, I guess.”

That weekend at Thalia’s apartment, Asher cooked lunch for her.

“I’m visiting a colleague in the hospital this afternoon,” she told him afterward. “The one from the knife

incident. We’re bringing flowers and fruit.”

“Let me have William arrange that,” Asher offered.

“Thanks.”

William arrived with the Cullinan, the trunk filled with gifts. As Thalia got out at the hospital, Rachel

approached.

“Was that a Rolls–Royce I just saw?”

a problem?” Thalia

smile was

standing nearby, couldn’t resist asking, “So who was

boyfriend,” she answered

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Right.” Rachel’s tone dripped with insinuation. “We understand completely,”

walked away, Rachel turned to Enzo. “Must be her sugar daddy. Explains how she

ten thousand pound dinner she treated

to the profession,” Rachel sneered.

at Sinclair & Klein, Sarah Thompson approached Thalia’s desk

negotiation skills

Sarah continued, “If you secure this client,

skills. In New York, she’d rarely had

handle it,” she

The Sovereign Club. Enzo will accompany you,” Sarah patted her

the late

Enzo Corner. “How

was oddly contemptuous. “Why not use your boyfriend’s

late to arrange that. I’ll just take a

aren’t worthy of your sugar daddy’s Cullinan. Though

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