ice," Connor said

y and Terry Bailey, the two captains o

pression on his face didn't always signify anger, w

Domenic, Marc, and Terry a

the window, followed by a booming thund

an to fall i

and said softly, "Send someone

emained motionless, and Domenic, the well-educa

d a maid and instructed, "Quickly go upstairs and see if our esteemed guest was startled by the thunder. If she's

y retrieved some swelling-reducing

ked to Connor and asked, "Mr. Daniels,

r nod

nderstorm, Ma

pt long, she felt her

do with minimal sleep. Her body had adapted, tra

carrying a faint medicinal scent, she sniffe

e saw several maids standi

th a warm smile and said, "

h." Marissa corrected her

ash had previously preferred the title Mrs.

is waiting for you downstairs. Dinner is re

hungry, freshened up

d at the dining table,

w, presenting himself as nothing more tha

disdainful glance and

r head after satis

ig mistake. Even though I come from a humble background, you've

before him and gave a sli

efer to resolve this legally,

t privately," C

smile. "Miss Nash, plea

fec

aper and a pen, and set abo

, broken only by the scratching o

s she would propose and learn more ab

hirt, overalls, and Martin boots, her hair tie

one who ran a flower shop, yet

and vibrant, standing out li

rting from her jet-black hair

the shape of her nose, her ros

red marks around her neck, a

had treated her harshly,

wn her pen and looked up,

g guilty, Connor qu

paper to him, her

wo agreement

and began to revi

was primarily abou

manded five thousand

in neck injuries. I'm requesting five thousand in compensation.

nnor said, cont

or one hundred thousand

nt emotional suffering. One hundred thousand in com

nor agreed once more,

to the follo

erned medical fees, t

entarily at a

ad to toe, his eyes nearly widening in bewilderm

what fortuitous, the fact remains that I revived your grandmother. The value of Mrs. Da

nnor smiled faintly

gned the agreemen

10, 150, 000 dollars and h

t hesitation and tucke

ceeded to the s

divorce a

orward-legally dividing t

mmunity property," Connor