t as anger threatened to erupt to the surface, destroying his calm exterior. Having had years of experience with emotional control, he immediately s

well brother, hissed. “I thought she was in Rome.” He wa

tiful, James admitted, but that b

” James said calmly

her, snorted. “The bitch does k

, bro?” S

ney. Hell, if he’d let anyone think that. This alliance with the Worthingtons was too important to let

s young as that kid An

d gullible as Andy Donovan, the boy who’d been deserted by his so-called fr

ott asked. “What the h

aid coldly. Of course the brothers kn

“Why the hell did you give the kid to M

ong with that. After all, he was one of his best business partners as well as his best friend. Of course, Andy was ju

sides, I offered him a job for now, and Andy needed t

e had been a bit of backstreet shooting and bashing, as per usual in their part of the world, especially in Las Vegas where this particular inc

was keeping an eye on Andy. “You still

, there was no hope of seeing even a dollar back from Andy himself. The boy was only twenty and barely able to survive in this si

d like she had two million to spare, informing him via

ase. It wasn’t like he was imprisoning

’ attention. He turned, as did his brothers. He put on t

nd firm, confirming their confidence and power to one another. Onc

father?” Mr. Wo

wenty-five-year-old, they’d been shocked. But Eric was the most affected since he’d thought his mother, a half-Chinese beauty who’d only died a couple of ye

Lee, their dad’s chauffeur, didn’t dampen the old man’s enthusiasm either. And Eric’s rage against the outrageous notion certainly wouldn’t stop the planne

aid… It’s fucked

d to Mr. Worthing

pleased.” At this comment, he eyed his wife on the other side of the ballroom, chat

ed and nod

short, unplanned session, an unofficial business contra

ny and looked out at the vast city below—a scene he was

ames,” sh

bing his peace, and he didn’t bother to hide it. Reluctantly, he turn

after witnessing her touching another man, caressing his flesh and stroking his cock, it was quite different. Not this current guy. Another one. He couldn’t remember who he was now. He’d been

here she still had her hand, and th

she asked, resting he

he couldn’t stand it anymore. He propelled her o

autiful smile of hers that used to bring him to his kne

he subject he needed to discuss with her most.

he became agitated. “Well, you know

e your own daughter some of yo

her own daughter. A mother who’d rather run off with a man she’d been fucking than stay with her own three-year-old, who cried an

misse

, “She was only three. She

take a deep breath to calm the wrath

oldly. He no longer wanted to be there, no longer wanted to be near the woman who had cheat

es,

r, “get your life straightened out and then

aires and millionaires mingled, Ja

aving,”

t left and saw Whitney there. He und

d in. “And tell her

Aria was a Maxwell through and through. She took after James in every possible way, and he loved her for that. Hell, he just loved her regardless. She was

two people, between husband and wife, that lasted ’til death do us part.

nced once more at W