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.

Rachel smirked. “Was that a Rolls–Royce

problem?” Thalia asked coolly.

at all.” Rachel’s smile was knowing.

couldn’t resist asking,

boyfriend,” she answered

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Rachel’s tone dripped with insinuation.

be her sugar daddy. Explains how she

that ten thousand pound dinner

profession,”

Sarah Thompson approached Thalia’s

development handles client meetings,” Sarah explained, “but as a lawyer, negotiation skills are crucial. I have a

as Sarah continued, “If you secure this client, you’ll get twenty percent commission, on top

negotiation skills. In New York, she’d rarely had the chance to bring in her own

you, I’ll handle it,”

The Sovereign Club. Enzo will

the late

six–thirty, Thalia went to find Enzo Corner. “How should we

contemptuous. “Why not

arrange that. I’ll just take

working stiffs aren’t worthy

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