Chapter EPILOGUE TWO

ELLIE

Stupid, bossy, know it all, dumb man!

Ugh.

I was so pathetic, I couldn’t even curse him out in my own head!

But who did he think he was?

Andres Ramirez. Recently made partner in Volkov Industries. Certifiable genius, according to Meredith, who happened to impart the information after she saw his IQ test results.

So what if he was single? And sexy. And nice to small children.

Oh my God! Stop that!

I tried not to listen when Mer, Sof, and Des chatted about their men and Andres since he was part of their inner circle.

I had my own problems.

One very big, very scary problem to be precise.

My now ex-husband—the divorce papers came through while I was at the shelter, thank God—was demanding alimony from me and visitation with Sammy.

My sweet four year old son.

I was so mad I could spit. But I would give him money if it meant keeping him away from Sammy. But he wouldn’t back down.

All Gary Peters ever wanted was Maxwell Mining.

He never wanted me.