hday party ended, the Vexler res

leaning up the remaining balloons, plates, and

h guest who said goodbye, and pretended not to see every time Mia wal

had caused enough trouble earlier that day, and she didn't want

e younger maids gather the presents, tidy up the cake table, a

ho was laughing softly in the living room with Ma

arah had never once felt ac

aw her as someone who didn't know how to live like a socialite

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d. She gently brushed her daughter's hair and looked a

ack finally fell, slidin

k to her own room, sh

t someone she didn't expect to se

l. His broad chest was vis

ingers gripping the do

her blankly. "

ft no room

ed hard and s

aned back against the headbo

lothes. We're st

ve you, haven't you?" he added coldly. "They'l

d. "Ronan, not ton

nish, Ronan stood u

rness. His large hand reached for her

pushed him awa

mbled. "Do you even k

'm doing what needs to

eld in since the party burst out at once. Her eyes burned with

ard!" she

inviting your mistress to our daughter's birthday,

stard,

rp, but there was a flicker of surprise, a

nd if you as my husband never respect me as your w

oed through t

r for a long momen

s voice exploded,