a balm after the chaos at the gala. I had just changed out of my blood-sta

ould stop them, Davi

coffee table. It skidded across the g

derous mask. "What did you tell my mother? Why did s

and put a restraining hand on his arm, h

Sarah' s maternal grandfather is a prime minister, and she' s the Quee

, a reminder of the status she craved and a subtle accusation that I was

. "My aunt' s decree isn' t something I can in

e pent-up resentment from our past life, all the years he felt trapped. "My aunt dote

It was just noise. I owed him nothing.

escort Mr. Chen a

past, but a beautiful white cat, a gift from my aunt just two weeks ago. He trotted over to me and rub

denly bent down and scooped Lucky into his arms. An

Chloe, look! It' s the litt

od ran

ng unreadable in her eyes. But she quickly recovered, rememb

ly. "I can' t believe

cky drowning in a pond. He saw it as a sign, their beautiful, secret beginning. Unable to have Chloe, he had kept my pet confined in his yard as a living monument to his tragic love, a pet he could mourn over. He never allowed m

back to suspicion. "You want to steal the position of wife, and no

ions were so ludicro

ted calmly, trying to reason with a man who was clearly b

arms. He was so focused on his argument with me, so lost in his own narrative, that he didn' t see the fear in C

threatening. "You can' t steal Lucky from us, and you ca

ng Chloe with him, a triu

ought. He had the