ess of the street was ripped apart by the d

ed toward the hospital, then eased to an

rmed as black-suited bodyguards stepped out and took their places on both sides

emerged in sky-high heels and a runway-worthy red

sh

short the instant she saw how alarmingly slender As

r background and let him believe you were an orphan, and then spent three exhausting years wearing yourself out taking care of him. And what did you get in return? That piece of trash was actually willing to cut out your kidney f

, hiding the chill that

rightful heiress of the most powerful family in Sleridge-raised in stagger

ions of her three brothers, she had stubbornly chosen Nicolas, casting asid

rned her in the end was c

fool back then

lips as her gaze hardened, calm i

eliberate and chilling. "Everything they owe

had once defined

arved from something colder,

e walk away unscathed had n

.

f Sleridge, the Dunn estate loomed in rigid silence,

an already seated there, his keen gaze cutting through th

before he steadied himself. A sharp, dismissive snort followed, his voice edged with frost. "So, you still remembered

yes instantly burned. In her previous life, that had become

as it caught in her throat. "Grandpa, I'm sorry," she said softl

ome now, aren't you? So why

impatient, but the affection in

er hair. "Since you finally came to your senses and came back home, that's

uiet breath, and said, "Grandpa, I don't want any gift. I want to tak

her. Then a rich, thunderous laugh burst from

e finally made up your mind to take over Dunn Group. That seat was always yo

dimmed. His voice lowered, and a trace of hesita

r place as the Dunn heir, then for your reputation and the family's interests, y

turned it down outright-her devotion to Nicolas had onc

once already, clarity had set

bt in her eyes. "Right now, the only thing that matters to me is keeping the Dunn G