ore in the bridal suite vanished instantly. He straightened his posture and lowered his head in a show of respect. Behind the mask of submission, a

turn around. His eyes remained fixed on the monitor, whe

oice was a low, flat rumble that carri

model I found at the bar. I needed her to believe I just r

tor went black. He slowly turned his chair to face hi

more backbone than her

ckbone? She is just here for the money. She s

arrowed. "She is fulfilling a transaction. You, on the othe

k tightened. "Of course not, Uncle. I am just

rrupted them. Mrs. Holloway, the hea

ell Sr. has arrive

. The muscle in Conway's jaw ticked. Thi

study. He was an elderly man, but his presence filled the room. He leaned

na, not Janessa Walsh," Theodore sa

y blank. "Yes. It is a fraud. This gives us the perf

oor. The sound cracked like a whip. "Cancel it? The Maxwell Group's stock price

t Conway. "I do not care who they sent. As long

grandfather. The physical space between them crack

something wrong with you? Still thinking about Janessa Walsh, are you? You would rather live with

inside of his cheek to keep from laughi

ed the edge of his desk. "I do not have a problem," he said, his voi

ay married to her. You give me an heir. Do that, and I will h

power. It was the one thing keeping him from total con

u move back into the manor. But you stay away from your 'w

le, it is your duty to guide him on how to manage a marriage

It gave him an undeniable, family-sanctioned reason to stay close t

n firmly believed that Conway's resistance to women was due to his lingering obsessi

of the study, his cane thumping

reath. "Grandfather is playing for keeps. Uncle, you

ard. His mind was already moving the pieces on the board. He wanted to see exactly ho