Chapter 16

Samuel froze in his tracks and quickly ducked behind the door. Inside the office, Elise stood with her back to him. Gone was the gentle, refined woman she used to be. Now, she looked and sounded like a complete shrew. She had her phone on speaker, and the voice on the other end echoed sharply in the narrow space. "Elise! Don't think I don't know what kind of whore you are. You slept with half the men in the city during that time. Don't think I don't know. Stop using Lucas to threaten me. I'm not buying it!" Perhaps shaken by the harsh tone, Elise softened her voice. "Teddy, I only need 50 thousand dollars. I'm back in the country now." "Do you remember that guy who confessed to me a few years ago? He's still obsessed with me. His family's the richest in the country. Once I've got him in my grasp, I can give you ten times the amount if you want." Teddy King didn't believe her. Elise quickly explained, "Even if he rejects me, I'm his mother's attending physician. I told him I'm st