aos, her gaze swept around the wrecked mansion before

you are teaching my granddaughter to be just like you." Since you clearl

unish me?" Lillian ask

authority as the Matriar

es. "No-no, that's not what I m

and kneel fo

, please can you spare her this

her behalf. She needs to learn h

leg, and Ayesha had run to hide inside her room. D

g. This is just the beginning of her tor

ntiques?" the mai

d of no use to us now, just

riginal ones as part of my divorce compensation. I purposely told Ayesha that

ian had completed her punishment. The maid helpe

n the door to my room. "I called Uncle Richard; he will

ld be filled with so much hate? "Then I

rry my mom; he only loves me and m

urry up and divorce me. I don't eve

th his late brother's wife under the same roof will definitely raise questions among high s

ur later. I was busy scrolling through my

stairs, so I stepped out of my room, pretendi

intment to her knees. Her face was red from sunburn. I stood at

d have refused," Richard said, wiping t

gry with me," Lillian said in a trembling voice. "Please can you hurry up with the div

d, confused. "

ed; she told Ayesha she could play with the antiq

Ayesha ran to him, hugging his le

aunt. She's the sweetest and kindest person in our family. And I know she will never tell you to

ely at Lillian; he wanted her to know

es to frame her? Since when have you started doubting me? Richard! You have changed

had just said. "Lilly, I'm sorry. I never dou

it? Swear that you have not developed feelings for Fion

en't touched her," he said with

. I cleared my throat to draw thei

you been standing ther

saying to Fiona," I said smiling. I

aw, so there's no need to eavesdrop on your conversations. Anyway, my cousin invite

n?" he aske

contract to sign-the one hundred

ill be free. We

hard's legs tightly. I didn't say a word to them as I went back upstairs to my

chard asked, reaching for the gift

ing anniversary. I prepared it specially for

omise I will never miss ou

s lately, so it's totally understandable that you forgot ou

ut you are not permitted to open the box until next week. Consi

or. "Richard, I just hurt my leg; can you come and massag

t on the bed and ran out of th

ed up the gift box and plac