Derek POV Immediately I slammed the door behind me, Mark rushed to me. “What did she say? Were you able to talk her out of it?” He asked, scanning my face to depict a reaction. I shrugged “I did not give her a choice” His eyes narrowed, and he blinked twice “What? What do you mean you did not give her a choice? Did you beg her?” I closed my eyes and raked my hands in my hair. I don't even know what came over me. Why did I react that way? Maybe it was out of shock. Or pain. The way she just decided to throw everything we had without hesitation. God knows how much it took for me to stand before the journalist. “No. I told her no. I will not allow that and if she wants to leave I would stop her mother's treatment and let Liam go” I recounted. Mark took a step back and looked at me, dis

