Chapter 5

When I came home from the hospital, the house was still empty.

After days of IV drips and meds, I was completely wiped out. I turned off my phone and didn't want to answer Derek's calls or texts.

I curled up on the couch, turning on the TV.

But on the TV, it happened to be the live bidding for the Hope Bay cargo terminal project, with the Reed and Carter families squaring off.

Derek and Iris were like two warriors locked in battle, neither willing to give in.

From their seats, they shot daggers at each other with their…