Chapter 30 You Are Unworthy

• Isabel and Ivana's gazes locked, the tension between them as taut as a drawn bow. The air seemed thick, charged with unspoken conflict.
• Breaking the silence, Ivana retrieved a card from her purse and extended it toward Isabel. "If wealth is what you want, here's one million. Take it and leave."
• Isabel cast a brief glance at the card. "Since you've already decided my motives, I won't try to convince you otherwise. You wouldn't believe me, no matter what I say."