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Chapter 31: “Sugar Pie”
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The Ghost Of Wall Street : Twisted Vows Chapter 31: “Sugar Pie”
Clara’s POVJulian stood a few feet from the bed, waiting.“Can I trust you, Clara?” he asked again, quieter this time.“Yes,” I said. The word left my mouth before I could even think about it. “You can.”The second it was out, I wanted to take it back.Why did I answer him like that? I didn’t even know what he wanted from me yet.Regret settled in almost instantly. I just sat there, holding my glass of orange juice, staring at him, suddenly aware of how quickly I had agreed without even knowing what he was asking of me.Julian’s shoulders eased a little. Then he moved, leaning against the wall beside the bedroom door. One ankle crossed over the other and his arms folded across his chest, he stood there for a moment, studying me.“Yesterday, on the ride back to the hotel,” he said, “you told me about this Diva woman. You said she’s with the Goddards… not working for them. Right?”“Yes…?” I replied, frowning. “And where is this going?”“And she told you she has something important she
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Clara’s POV. Julian stood at the door for a long moment, his hand still resting on the handle. I watched his back, waiting for him to say or do something. The silence stretched until my chest started to feel tight. Then he opened the door with a soft hiss.A small wave of disappointment settled in my chest. Of course he was leaving. What did I expect?I lowered my eyes to the tea in my hands and forced myself to take another sip. A second later, I heard the door click shut.Footsteps echoed back across the suite.My head snapped up.Julian was walking toward me.He stopped at the foot of the bed, one hand slipping back into his pocket. His expression had settled into its usual calm, but there was something softer behind it now.“I can stay for twenty minutes,” he said.For a second, I just stared at him, making sure I’d heard him right.A quiet smile found its way onto my face before I could stop it.“Please sit,” I said softly.He almost smiled back. Almost. Then he moved to the cha
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Clara’s POV The boardroom doors closed with a soft, final click. Diva and Mich were gone. Julian remained seated for a long moment, his eyes fixed on the empty doorway as if he could still see them walking away. Mich hadn’t looked back once. Diva hadn’t either. Julian’s face gave nothing away, but I knew that look. He was calculating, silently turning pieces over in his mind. Then his gaze turned to me. The air conditioner hummed softly overhead, yet a thin line of sweat traced its way down my spine. Another beaded at my forehead. I shifted slightly in my chair, but he didn’t even blink. His expression wasn’t angry or cold. It was simply Julian Cross. Unreadable. Calculating. Like he was trying to solve another puzzle, and somehow that puzzle was me. The thought alone made my stomach twist. Then his attention dropped to the cream-colored envelope still resting on the table. The air between us felt so thick I thought I might just end up having a panic attack. “Pick u
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Clara’s POV. I followed Julian into the long conference room, my heels quiet against the thick carpet. At the center of the room stood an enormous mahogany table, its rich, polished surface gleaming beneath the recessed lights. It looked as though it had been carved from a single piece of wood, large enough to seat at least twenty people. Although only a few chairs had been arranged around it. Julian pulled out a chair for me like a gentleman, and I sat beside him without thinking twice. His hand brushed lightly against my shoulder before he took his own seat, solid and composed, as always. Then I let my eyes move slowly around the conference table. Several faces looked familiar, or at least the ones I remembered from the gala. A goofy-looking silver-haired man I’d seen laughing a little too loudly near the bar that day. A woman in a sharply tailored red suit who had commanded a small circle of guests near the ballroom entrance. And a few others. As I took in the faces, my
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The note burned against my palm like a live coal as Julian’s hand stayed heavy and possessive on my thigh the entire ride back to the penthouse. I didn’t dare unfold it in the car. One wrong move, one flicker of suspicion in those sharp eyes of his, and everything would crumble. Julian looked at
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The heavy glass VIP entrance doors of the state hospital slide open with a soft hiss. We step out of the angry storm into a world of harsh fluorescent lights and the sharp smell of bleach and antiseptic.The night-shift staff freezes the moment Julian’s polished leather shoes click against the gleam
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