tudy felt like a

er grips. Silas, Julian's looming shadow of a bodyguard, had been

her and judgment. Arthur Sterling sat behind a desk the size o

was t

nd took a step toward him. "Ryan! Please, you ha

d at her as if she were somethi

e," he sneered. "Y

. Elena stopped, her breath ca

flat. "You've been sneaking around with him? Beh

ured to

time, she didn't see the charming adventurer she thought she

ng the weight of the cane in his hand. "You

his head bowed.

r said, walking around the desk.

sed th

gasped

wa

l, wet thud. Julian grunted, his body jerking forward, but his hand

for a second strike, hi

arply, stepping between them. "Not in

He glared down at his son, satisfied with the si

arbage," A

bleeding where he had bitten it. His eyes

marry her,"

om was absolute. Even

incredulously. "You

hotos. If you cast her out, the story is 'Sterling Fiancee Cheats with

wiping blood

The lovers who couldn't help themselves. It creates a sca

a businessman first, a father sec

at Ryan. "You're marrying the Chen girl

e cut off from the main accounts. And I am activating the exile clause. You get n

" Juli

pale, sweat beading on his forehead from the

d softly. "Get

en she looked at the man nursing a bruised shoulder in the chair,

ian's hand.

she wh