Chapter 45

Declan hadn't always been like this. Recently, he'd been growing more and more irritable, and his sudden outburst nearly had Toby on his knees in fear.

"Who is she? Why did you just do as she says?"

Toby, trembling, panicked. "Mr. Sterling, it's because Ms. Maya has a heart condition. We didn't want to upset her, so we had to ... "

Toby was being tactful. The heart condition was secondary; everyon