Chapter 19

Ava gently freed her hand from Rowan's grip and rubbed her reddened wrist. She looked up and said clearly, "Mr. Sinclair, do you need me to remind you? A year ago, you chose to abandon your wife. You made her kneel in the hallway for everyone to see, and you chose to abandon her in front of the kidnappers. What is this act of devotion you're putting on in front of me now?" With that, she linked her arm with Landon's and turned to leave. Rowan stood rooted to the spot, watching helplessly as Ava walked arm-in-arm with Landon toward Wallace. His earlier loss of composure had drawn the attention of the entire room, and Wallace's gaze toward him held clear disapproval. "Mr. Kingston, this is my fiancee, Julia. She's also the director of our art foundation. She specially flew back from Torslen for today's signing," Landon said calmly while taking out the documents to be signed. Rowan quickly stepped forward, attempting a final effort. "Mr. Kingston, regarding the cooperation proposal,