rsary was held in the grand ballroom at the top

ack suit, Lucas moved through the

m, praising his boldness in prepa

n the white mermaid gown he h

ing tonight." A sweet, cloyin

oked

tive red gown with a plunging ne

blue diamond necklace th

hat necklace suits you perfectly."

adn't expected me

ir, sat beside me, a

se photos, didn't you? Lucas spends every night with me. What'

think you misunderstand, Miss Wren. I've ne

learly infuri

oway family will belong to Lucas. You

ht into her eyes. "And yet just yesterday, Luca

turned ashen

's a

or not, why don't y

d deliberately brush

use

e red wine in her hand s

d her, the jealousy in her eyes flared

he spiral staircase leading u

foot of the stairs, talkin

ing, he immediately put on th

tay seated a litt

out as if t

rming over from

that again. S

her nails digging

nged instantly as he t

are you doing?

her. Tell her you never loved her

uting brought the en

o badly it looked ready

's wrist and tried

this madwoman

s the m

a's face, twisted

p backward, following

mbled all the way down th

isted over the steps, streake

eams erupted

hard, and pain tore t

th and forced myself

ly ran down the in

d pack I had hi

stairs like a madman and dr

ood, his hands shook so bad

ce! Now!" he roa

kly and looked at hi

pered, each word th

he had been stru

pregnant? Why di

t at Vanessa, who stood frozen o

pushe

n Vanessa's

e room snapped

Vanessa shook her head frantically, s

lance siren sounded

ed in and lifted m

the bodyguards my father ha

uld stay here and cle

red the line without

slammed shut, cuttin

from the hotel, I sat up and tore

arranged." The doctor riding with

dstained gown and handed the doctor a

ce agreement,

the first grand gift

show had only