f earlier she thought that he was a little bit off in th

door handle and at

aughn said, hold

im, a littl

rry you?” she asked, clari

surrogate

dly chuckling to herself. “You’r

. “But this is the only way I could

want to hear it,” she

sighed. “I have

shouldn’t be asking me

not want me to be

ee how any of th

Enterprises,” he said, causi

ed to marry another woman and have a family before I tu

still confu

you when there’s probably plenty of girls ou

st have what you ne

be?” she asked with

y,” h

said. “We’re doing fine on our own. So, let me

he asked. “What about your

o open the doors and

know that?

hin,” he answered. “

e said. “And I can pay for my

irk. “50,000 dollars? I might just be the pers

she fiddled w

I’ll be sway

s shoulders. “

g in her eyes. She hates situations where

she said in

nd finally unlo

n held onto her hand and plac

ur mind, you could giv

ightly before slamming the car door

the couch. Since the apartment they were renting only had on

the edge of the couch, brushing he

rld if I could,” she whi

the calling card in

hn R

t what

*

heard Alina say from behind him, wr

gone home for the past three days since she was busy wi

the bed. “Can I talk t

he looked at her

” she asked. “I already told you, Vau

at. But my parents have been demandi

ul eyes. “Your parents have

But they wouldn’t give me the company as long a

ock, also sitting up from the

ow,” he said. “But

it?” sh

y temporarily. And once the company has been handed to me and we alre

ed at him

“You’re not going to marr

out, and she couldn’t have made it this far without Vaughn’s hel

ing the bridge of his nose. “If this goes on, I w

ble to buy new designer clothes and bags anymore? And what ab

er hand and gave i

at least a year. Then, I’ll be able to marry you and

hat’s just going to ruin her body, then it’s worth taking the risk. And if he get

“Just a year, okay? Then I

nodded

t a

*

she looked at the ca

tually considering Vaughn’s off

l—a total of 12,000 dollars. She has been saving up for it since she was

and to add to that, they also had other expenses in the house that she

er safe, she heard Cameron co

went out. She went beside her br

Are you okay?”

ed as he dra

just been f

ale lips, pale palms, and bruises along his skin. She couldn

a cheery tone. “I’

re

t—even she could

she said, walking

t Vaughn had proposed. But after seeing her brother

, she dialed his n

e of rings befo

in that deep voice

e,” Elo

d, surprised by

breath as she sai

e said. “I’ll be