Still sniffling, Evelyn told him everything. Her father had strangled her, and he also demanded she restore the business relationship between their families. They'd also keep calling her ‘a whore’ the whole time for sleeping with "Nathan's uncle."

The worst part was she couldn't even defend herself—how could she explain she'd been drugged? How could she confront Nathan about the hotel incident?

She just had to bury everything up and let them point fingers, because it would mean admitting their entire story about being pregnant and meeting earlier was a lie.

As Roman listened, a cold quiet rage settled in his chest. But he could also feel her frustration with...