with white hair approached the master bed

not take kindly to uninvited int

et her in?" Kaiden

ed after Kaiden since childhood, would dare to a

sn't forever. Mrs. Thorpe hoped Miss Gordon would b

words, responded icily, "This is the f

e was engaged to his

in the rain, enduring h

fickle nature of w

someone already c

h window, Kaiden had

e's figure was visible out

, and delicate lips made her strikingly b

her face, tracing a path from her forehead to her e

appearance; instead, it le

g something, the woman

as limited to the tall silhouette standing

flashed a subtle smile, tilting her head an

and gentle, but on closer inspec

declaring, "I will

s of hypothermia," Kaiden commanded, his pre

owever, if she chose to defy th

, the storm continued

her gaze, her headache intensifying under the relen

reats, using Cecelia Gordon, her adopted grandmother, as

osing strict demands. Even when she was admired as

bruises and severe fevers. Only Cecelia had shown her co

warmth in Ellie's yea

e rang, indicating

tay by my side," said a familiar man's vo

, you are nothing but a cheater who betrayed me even though we were enga

y as allies. They commanded Ellie to engage with Erick, someone she had no interest in. After her true identity

ck and Demi Gordon, the newly recognized Go

d Ellie realized the Gordons' scheme to repl

ch of a prude. We were already engaged,

ee the fault i

uty was pointless if i

, especially in the bedroom. If you want to

toop to your level! You're not

fore adding, "By the way, Erick, remembe

felt a surge of triumph,

aiden's half-brother, Erick was

ming her nephew felt li

fading, her body fluctuating between cold

ned, and would

of Cecelia if sh

of dawn broke in

now m

, dwindled to a driz

n Manor, a wheelchair rolled across

nor relaxed. He noticed Ellie still at

face, her skin unusually flushe

ith a mix of determin

e greeted him, "Good

e and raspy, seemed to

s expression as un

erely two words

lent a hint of daring to her words. "Remember, yo

't dismis

ed the wheelchair, halt

frame allowed him to effortle

support, she gazed at him, her

re strikingly clear, even the

, his eyes cold

re so eager to b