ste

ss. She gasped, her hand flying to her mouth,

Her fiancé had recently passed away, and she played

of my true annoyance wasn't Blaire; it was Ellery Harrington. Her venomous cur

a great deal. She had bled herself dry for my family. So now, in reality, I had decided to

ior lately was com

deliberately moved the engagement date up to today. She knows you're busy... isn't it a bit manipul

ery had bypassed me entirely, finalizing the date with the elders while I was away. It was a

it all. There were no regrets left regarding Blaire. This time, I didn't want to repeat the same messy affair. I wouldn't marry Blaire. E

pensate Blaire for her current

s. As for you, Blaire, you've suffered a loss. I've arranged a substantial allowance for you. I already sen

led greed, though she tried to look humb

llery in her place. She needed to understand t

endant rushed in, his face pale wi

nds as you ordered, but I was turned away! All of our family's financial

to believe what I was he

est authority as the heir to the Kensington family

.. She

ger, but a sense of absurdi

. This was an attack on the very fo

slipping. "Auggie, what... what's go

ce inside me peaked. A woman who only cared about money,

pha aura flaring. Blaire fl

elf what Ellery Harrington was playing at. Did she really think she

a. The game she was tryin