Mary saw the look on Briony's face and knew there would be no exceptions for her.

"Briony, thank you... for everything these past few months."

"Carey will be in touch with you about the contract termination," Briony said as she walked to the door, her tone brisk. "Take care of yourself."

With that, she opened the door.

"Briony " Mary's voice trembled behind her.

Briony turned.

Mary pressed a shaking hand to her mouth, her eyes red and brimming with pain. "I'm sorry."

Briony frowned, about to reply, when footsteps sounded behind her.

An uneasy premonition flashed through her mind. She spun around, but before she could react, a rough hand clamped over her mouth and nose. A sharp, chemical smell filled her senses, and in the next instant, her world went black.

...

Blair waited in the hotel lobby for nearly an hour, but Briony never came down.

Sensing something was wrong, Blair dialed a number. "Ms. Kensington hasn't come down yet."

"I'll check upstairs immediately."

Blair rushed up to look for her.

Briony was nowhere to

...

to, she was lying

in a sleek, modern style with hints of old-world charm a

threw off the covers and stepped out of bed. Just as she reached

entered, calm

back.

reason you don't like me is that

you have Mary lure me

did." Ferdinand smiled, the picture of effortless

"What do you mean?"

decided to give her another chance, I'd call this off. But if you insisted on letting her go, then I'd stick to

Briony was stunned.

"You've changed, Bryn."

if to touch her face. Briony jerked

froze awkwardly

he forced a smile. "You used to be

falling apart, you'd help a stranger. But now you're ruthless. You're not leaving Mary any room to turn back. So when she betrays

have no one to blame but

you used her feelings for

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