Clint looked at her and kept silent for a while. Then he picked up the checks again. “All right, I will take the money. Yes, we may not meet again. My parents will retire to Australia, and I’ll probably move SSGB to Wall Street.”

Selene looked at him with a stunned expression.

He smiled slightly and put one of his hands on hers.

“This is all my fault. If I hadn’t made the decision two years ago to marry you, you’d be living a happy and peaceful life right now, married to Austin. I now realize my mistake, and I’m going to fix it. I want you to live the...