in the Moore family, would Aidan consider marrying her instead? Yet, she d

at this point, she knew there was no way Aidan would believe

Mr. Moore, you shouldn't believe every bit of gossip you hear. There are jealous women out th

oting a cold look at both Ca

tion, but his tone made it clear

e. If Aidan believed Nicole had some dark history, she'd be kicked back into th

s no going back now. All they could d

"Please, Mr. Moore. Those stories are nothing but lies. I've known Nicole he

lips. "Then why did you throw

ve calm but filled with cold control. The air turne

went dead

t was when it hit him-Aidan wasn't looking f

nd now, the fallout had come down on every last one of them. It felt as tho

in it as them marrying out a mentally unstable daughter. If he adm

. "Mr. Moore, you're mistaken. Nicole wasn't seriously sick. She just had awful insomnia for a long while. I heard th

are land squarely on her. He didn't

ing, he wasn't showing it. One thing was certain. She had to stay on guard. No on

o Cathy's chest as she s

. "Then tell me. Did the

cole answered without fli

ind of man who let others dictate his next move. Whether she stay

at calm mask she wore now didn't erase the memory of her stee

his feet with an eager grin. "Let me pour you

dn't reach f

atience was done. She turned toward Cathy and said cal

athy took the chance and trailed

ought he was dying! He looked better than any of us! Would it have killed you to warn us? Marissa ended u

one turning cold and firm. "That ring you grabbed from my bank sa

ling out. "Since you already got your sister's shares,

had stopped expecting decency from her mother a long

re you and Marissa the ones pulling strings behind the scenes? Think hard. You know the t

reclaiming the ring. Still, she tried to mask it with a scowl. "I gave it to M