Liam took several seconds to recover. Then he straightened his jacket and spoke as if Chloe had been a scheduling problem.
"She became a liability. We can move forward now. My lawyers will prepare a statement withdrawing your accusations against the company. After that, get back to the lab. The Phoenix is lost, and the Autumn Sovereign collection still has an auction deadline."
He was giving me orders from the foot of my hospital bed.
When I did not answer, he continued. "About the engagement, I'm a man of my word. Despite your lapse in judgment, I am willing to marry you. We can put this behind us."
Liam expected gratitude for forgiving a crime he had invented. Marriage would keep his blind specialist where he could use her.
I found the platinum ring on my left hand. I had cut its fl
