He scooped Nora into his arms and tore down the hallway like a man possessed, searching for a doctor.
The man who once swore he'd protect me for the rest of his life now wanted to destroy me.
I smiled faintly. Calmly wiped the tears from my face.
Then I pulled out my phone.
"If you still want to marry me, be at City Hall in thirty minutes."
On the other end of the line, I heard a voice tight with restraint.
"Done."
Carter Gilbert, this time I'm the one walking away from you.
After we registered at City Hall, I went straight into the sealed lab for the new drug trial. Carter called repeatedly. I didn't answer a single one.
It wasn't until the first phase of testing was complete that I finally stepped out of the laboratory.
And found the Hensons and Carter standing in the lobby of DM Biotech's research center, every one of their faces dark as a storm cloud.
I'd made myself clear—neither the Henson family nor the Gilberts would ever receive our cooperation again. So why the hell were they here?
I swallowed my irritation and was about to call security to have them thrown out.
But Carter spotted me from across the lobby.