longer, grabbed the heavy silver decanter from the table and slammed it

arriage certificate from her pu

ng plans are ov

document incredulously. "This...this can't be! Wi

r hands protectively on her lower abdomen

"with a legitimate heir. Your plans to dilute my

controlling shares, had destroyed his long-term strategy. Judith trembled with rage, her carefully applied makeup unable to

ld reach her, the

freezing the air in the room. He had ju

ates, the overturned glasses, and Judith

st with a pincer-like grip, his fingers like steel clamps.

The man who had seemed like a docile nobody just

e settling on Chloe. Seeing her unharmed, o

reement, glared at him. "Where were you?" she snappe

to remind him of his responsibilities. But they stung

er nails digging deep into hi

hen at her face. He leaned d

wish,

ut, leaving