Broken Engagement: The True Heiress Returns

it, El

ce of the study. He sat behind his massive mahogany

wood between them. An engagement termination agree

ess. "Your background... your upbringing in Montana... it simply doesn't align with

beautiful and delicate, forcing her to sit straight up. She felt like a

looked at Nora with barely concealed disdain. "Your father is right. You should

wore a soft, pitying expression. "Nora, please understand. Connor and I... we

ack to Edward. She felt nothing. No sting of betrayal. No heat of anger.

eyes before she lowered them. She saw the fierce, protective warmth in Catherine's gaze when she

er to Nora. A pen appeared fr

t," he

ead, she leaned back in the rigid c

cording to the Beaumont family trust, what rights

He had expected tears, or an argument, or

s brain retrieving the data. "Ownership, of

pped, stepping forward. "We are discussing you

he pen. It was heavy, solid gold,

She pulled the paper closer, signed her name with a s

ed a quick glance. Victory.

ders relaxing slightly. "Good. That's s

complete," No

precisely on the desk. Then she l

ning a hard edge that hadn't been there a

smile f

mall or out of place anymore. Sh

e leaving no room for argument, "I demand what

symbolic heart of the house. It was the room Olivia had occupied for year

study. "Are you out of your

confirmed my rights. Or is the Beaumont family code merely

n who built his empire on the sanctity of contracts and rules. Nora had just backed him

s that tugged at Catherine's heartstrings

ora with pure hatred. "You heartless bitch! You come i

Edward. She watched his knuckles whiten as he gripped the

like Edward, the structural integrity of h

ient and still,