absolute, his dark eyes deter

n instantly turned cold. She lifted her chin,

et tyrant' traits?" Hedy sneered. "I paid top dollar for an elite Asian donor profile. As for the resemblance, it's just

shing with dark amusement at

entary silence, Hedy forcef

u want to claim paternity so badly, sue the sperm ba

, she turned and disappeared into

umb slowly rubbing his index finger

a low, dang

curity, his voice freezing. "I want every detail on

age of The Mark Hotel. The manager bowed low, l

aned against the foyer wall, pinching the

lush bear with a pout. "Mommy, why wer

ver, listen to me. That man is the fiancé of the woman who destroyed Mommy's life six years

ice in her mother's eyes, Ever n

ting coldly. "Stupid Ever, a guy blind enough to pro

he pulled them into a hug, kissing their foreheads. "I'

d into the dressing room and changed

son lipstick. But her gaze dropped to her

Coupled with Jaden's identical face, an absurd thought flashed through her

mbled, the lipstic

her head, suppressing

ouse. Gordon was a billionaire with severe germaphobia. How could a man of his

ence. Bizarre biologic

on was Britney's fiancé-the ultimate shield for her sworn enemy. He was ru

aths with him. She had to be extremely careful not to let th

ory of the burning

walked into the bathroom and spl

s were shattered, replaced by an icy

y has to clean up some trash tonight.

apidly, givin

old-embossed invitation. Tracing the words 'Burch Fam

the Nieves Gro

his security chief handed over a

are completely blank. Someone with top-tier clearance

e snapshot of Hedy's profile, th

es. A woman who claimed to use a sperm bank had a top-secret er

ing the car around. We're

you decline their invitation beca

man's stubborn, ink-black eyes. "My gut tell

brightly lit Burch estate in the Hampton

head to show off the fake burn scar above his brow-his hypoc

as the future Mrs. Nieves. Her brother Casimiro bragged loudly by

ron gates, a black Ma

pass, a long leg in a black sti

dy walked toward the ballroom, loo

o the freezing night wind, her red lips curvi