CHAPTER 50 SHARDS OF TRUST

A couple of months ago, she was happy, had her firm, and was living her best life in New York. But then she made the worst decision and came to London, and everything shattered before her eyes. She could feel herself reaching her ultimate breaking point. She gingerly exited the bathroom and lay on her bed, slowly drifting to sleep again. Jake had lingered around the house that morning. He hoped he could catch Samantha before she went off to work, but to his surprise, it was almost noon, and she hadn't come out of her room. He had ignored all his calls from his secretary and pushed away his work out of his mind. "Sir," one of the maids called out, "here's your coffee, black with no sugar." "Thank you." he replied, "Has Samantha come downstairs today? I haven't seen her all morning." "Umm, no, sir. I have yet to see her this morning. She must have slipped out before we all woke up. She has been doing that a lot lately. “The maid was fidgeting with the hem of her dress. Samantha had w