Brown, asked with a smile,

eful, always mindful of her place when interacting with others, and beyond reproach in bo

I saw downs

features remained completely impassive as he

est whatsoever in the af

said calmly, "Did the two of you argue? Sh

ly made James more convinced o

what she said about you? It was absolutely vile. I never i

he had overheard Dia

the subject, suddenly felt a chill settle in

?" he asked emotionlessly,

pression dark

own ears, it must be true," s

oman herself. No wonder she's such a failure. After groveling for seven years

slandered for no reason like this

a took a quiet breath and

imply picked up his phone

getting

intend to

d a glance, immediately u

oward Rose, Samantha lowered her gaze

*

ad just be

ied over anxiously. "Excuse me, is there a doctor he

octor, she instincti

tairs to che

replying to work emails and

om upstairs. Worried about the patient, sh

e, someone was

ying a steaming copper pot lost balance

ut caught off guard, her bac

around her waist and

e brushed past her senses-a scent she k

, swiftly blocking the copper po

s he hurriedly grabbed the pot

pected to run

thank him, she noticed Sa

tha looked distinctly displeased by the unex

Ryan as though avoiding a disease

yan glance at h

Bennett had thick skin and wouldn't mind som

Sam getting hurt. Rose, don't misunderstand-he wasn't protecting you.

d indifferent, yet he did

rstood im

there was a real possibility Sam

d only been shielding Samantha, and he

se wouldn't m

elusional en

, though his eyes car

stand what was happening, she could

unwilling to become

omeone seiz

in, sending a sharp ache through her chest.

spoke in a voice

gize t

d sulfuric acid down Rose's throat,

aze coldly, she

ou know ex

ing to speak ill o

as though afraid even that brief c

uess what he

d Samantha would disli

erything had unfolded, she immedia

e exaggerated

liberately lured he

ng wrong, just admit it,"

rt, it wouldn't have become such a big issue,

She has nothing to hide, so don't

hat had gotten into Rose. How could sh

om the Knight family in childhood. It was one of

should have been treated

had shamelessly climbed into Ryan'

r way into

down into mi

f them had ever w

at Rose and sp

esorting to such underhanded methods. We're both women, and I don't want to make th

urprised to hear Sam

ly, then quickly

e no longer cared

rtility, even if Samantha had been pregnant, sh

a scoundrel, no matter

ayal was

eling at her shamelessness, b

n't expected Rose

e lowered

ed she should have done

e tried to stop my younger sister-in-law from having an affair with my husband. It was my own narrow-mindedness and lack of vision. Af