tudy felt like a

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

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

ed at me as if I were somethin

e," he sneered. "Y

ow. I stopped, my breath cat

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

ured to

time, I didn't see the charming adventurer I thought I l

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

his head bowed.

r said, walking around the desk.

sed th

ped.

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

ale, sweat beading on his forehead from the p

d softly. "Get

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

an's hand.

" I wh