h Whi

teps back. His tie was loose, and the collar at the back of his neck was dark w

window, then finally to me. "That little-she hung up on me,

t onto the desk. It skidded across the wood,

she thin

es. His skin was hot; the pulse beneath my finger

haust yourself over this. She's not worth it-a dis

gently. He couldn't aff

e do now?

already reached out to Mrs. Beaumont through a contact. I'm arranging a fam

the whole trick: I told Derek Fields what he w

st Kathrine, I already

hought she could land him. My poor, stupid Molly-she almost destroye

e sacrificial pawn. She had nothing better wa

ad for years, but her money sat there, tied to Kathrine's name, useless t

and started pacing again. "Kathrine said no

he type you have to coax, not force. The louder you are,

aus

umont is the best choice f

. The word "best"

moment, his fatherly instinct seeme

low is bleeding out, and we both know it. We need Beaumont Group's investment, and we need it now. If Kathrine marries i

struggle. But in the end, greed

ian

rous phone call, I had asked him to look into Kathrine's

ncing a cash flow shortage. Mrs. Sharpe's father, Derek Fields, is likely pressuring her to e

d. They were pla

humb striking the screen

EO of Beaumont Group. Tell him I'll be having dinner

was immediate

thrine was slowly eating her dessert, obli

ng the sweetness of a girl her age, as if not

r-ensuring she could always eat her desser

n another

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