ation. He poured himself a stiff drink, Kathryn's words-"I have

d, Kathryn was probably shivering in the cold right now, ready to cry

s mother, Victoria, stormed

d! She dared to hang up on me! And then s

n phone and tried to call Kathryn. A mechanical voice immediately in

storm gathered in

bed for money has the audacity to play these hard-to-get games! She

ff, his voice sharp and dr

re you yelling at

Julian stated, as if annou

"you will not treat her like the staff. She is my wife.

do you mean? You're keeping Chloe and that child on the side, but you

nk. "This is my business. You just need to reme

voice came from the doorway. "V

other Matilda, walked in, leaning on a cane. J

ia's anger immed

silent Julian. "I heard. Screaming at your daughter-in-law

make her understand her

es of the Carlisle house," Matilda said, her words

the side, "But she did

are, and Isabella imm

. We bought her to cure your illness, and she served her purpose. But remember, a Carlisle never gets

ed and left. Victoria and Isa

his expression dark and unreadable. He dialed his assistant. "Find the M

e cold for nearly an hour when she finall

r with her phone, and sat down. The clerk, seeing her thin

s safe, refusing her friend's offer to c

ed with a message from a

reading a bedtime story to Leo, his expression softer

hen he's with Leo and me does he feel like a living, breathing human, not just a money-making machine. You're ho

lt pain. Just a sense of the absurd. Three years of wiping his

d this video as well. Mor

hen called for a ride-share t

gan to seriously plan her future for the first time. She wasn't just fi