The Wife They Rejected Was a Billionaire Heiress
Layer after layer, and something real kept waiting underneath.
He typed out a message. Full background on Naomi Hart. Everything especially anything tied to Catalina Island.
He sent it, leaned back, and let his eyes close for a moment.
In the half-sleep that followed, the girl from his memory surfaced again.
This time, for the first time in years, he saw her face clearly.
At the Blackwood estate.
Julian marched into the room holding his modified Newton's cradle, presenting it to Chloe like an offering. "Aunt Chloe, you're sure this'll get Dr. Holloway to change his mind? That he'll pick me instead?"