apartment. Lucky, frantic in Chloe's grasp, thrashed wildly

!" she shrieked, drop

ss the floor like a white bullet an

th blood on Chloe's pale skin. The sight seemed to flip a switch in his bra

security guard who had followed him in. "Go get Lucky! Sarah mus

ting a fantasy where I was a villainous mast

y arms to block the path to my bed

la. I stumbled but caught myself on the wall, the anger burning in my chest hotter than the pain.

my mansion," he ordered his g

, just as unhinged, as he

the entire scene unfold with wide

whispered, her voice shaking. "S

her with this. He' s her son. She has enough to deal with." I took a deep breath.

was officially his mistress, he would be bringing her into his home with an elaborate procession, following all t

s mistress, Mrs. Zhou, arrived at my apartment.

air. "Her dowry must be generous. Your mother prepared a lot of good things for you when sh

eer. "Do you believe t

ddaughter. Why do you need two shares of a dowry? It' s better to give your mother' s to Chloe. Mr. Chen will apprec

n said yesterday that he would never marry a proper wife. So Chloe will be, for all intent

l her legacy for the daughter of his mistress. The dishonor was stagger

to me? Aren' t you afraid Moth

ablet moved to the Evergreen Cemetery, out of the Miller family shrine. I know you resent me. Now

ove for my mother

slowly receded, replaced by a cold, hard resolve. This man d

voice devoid of emoti

s everything. She had been a respected woman from a powerful family, and to be honored

ce I was wil