Chapter 3

Camera flashes exploded all around, and Charles felt his mind buzzing, his face drained of all color.

He always thought Hailey was a clingy little flower living off him, but she was the one holding his fate in her hands. She was the real mastermind behind it all.

The business summit fell into a dead silence.

Charles stared hard at the icy, unyielding Hailey in front of him, his breath coming fast.

He couldn't wrap his head around the fact that the woman who spent three years quietly cooking in his kitchen, too timid to even raise her voice, had…