His lips trailed along her ear. "I spent most of my adult life breezing through women. Engaging in one-night stands and meaningless no-strings-attached relationships, and I loved it. I loved the freedom of not being tied down by one woman. It was less complicated that way. No chance of being broken.

“It's the doctor,” Sasha said some minutes later when she saw Doctor Andrew approaching. Immediately, they all got up to meet the doctor halfway. “Doctor Andrew, are you done with the tests? Can we see him now?” Doreen asked, her voice dripping with desperation. Taking in the worried looks on ever

Michael’s demeanor turned even more agitated as he opened his mouth to speak, looking at Desiree. “You…I…dar…”“Dad, what is it?” Her father continued speaking. Desiree could see that he was saying a lot, but most of it sounded like gibberish. Only a few words came out clearly.“Him…Liam…trust…reas

Her mother refused to leave her father’s body. Desiree kept asking the mortuary attendants to give her mother more time whenever they came with the concealment trolley to take her father’s body away. It took hours before she convinced her mother to finally let go of her father. Yes, she was also de

Liam’s heart skipped a beat, but he managed to keep a neutral expression as he nodded. “Yes, Michael called and said he had something important to discuss with me.” Desiree stared at him. “Why didn’t you tell me?” “I did mention it. Remember back at the hospital when I said your dad was fine the l