As the nib of the pen finished signing the last page of the divorce agreement, Cameron McBride was on the phone, murmuring sweet nothings to his new lover. Autumn Clayton held out the documents without a flicker of emotion. She watched him snap a photo to send to the other woman like he was showing off a prize he had won, and listened as the soft, gentle words that had once been reserved only for her now belonged to someone else. Just as everyone waited to see this unloved Mrs. McBride fall from grace, the heir to the Laurent family pulled Autumn gently into his arms and soothed: "Hush, don't waste your thoughts on trash."