"Did you get the agreement notarized?"

A tangled knot of emotions tightened in Timothy's chest.

So that was why she'd come to collect the notarization receipt?

"You seem awfully eager about this," he said.

Jessica nodded.

"You really don't trust me, do you?" His voice was cool, almost detached.

She didn't deny it. She couldn't. Time was a luxury he had a lifetime, perhaps. She only had six months left. She couldn't afford to waste even a day.

Jessica stayed silent.

Timothy's handsome face was unreadable, his eyes clouded with something distant.

Her silence said it all.

He pulled back the lapel of his suit and took his phone from the inside pocket, dialing the lawyer.

"Is the agreement notarized?"

"It's done."

the receipt

phone away, turning to meet Jessica's icy, impenetrable stare. Lips pressed in a thin line, he crossed

glass of

Jessica's eyelashes fluttered.

the receiver down and leaned against the desk,

golden across the office, but even that couldn't chase away the coldness hanging in

Click-

made Jessica look

lips. The subtle, woodsy scent curled

she still couldn't read

door broke the tense

"Come in," Timothy called.

juice, and set it down

lawyer arrived, handing over a

"All set, Mr. Lawson."

"Give it to her."

it, and, once they'd both left, slipped it into

Drink the juice before you

to make a scene, so she picked

planning to disappear tonight? Planning not to

Jessica's hand, crashing to the floor. Orange juice and shards of glass splattered

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