n't know what your family might have done to force my father into accepting the alliance but

ps and the finger markings on your cheek, I don't think your father has any plans of entertaining your resistance" With that he turned and left without

ped up in my room, seething in anger

in" he coaxed but I turned a deaf ear to his wor

nocking and decided to let h

logetic smile as he ushered in sev

r you desperately wanted to get your hands and

mean Calvin Klein" the

yes. "Oh my" he gasped, his eyes darting around my face. "Hurry, get me an ice pack" the head maid immediately handed him an ice pack wrapped in a soft cotton towel. He dabbed gently on my s

shouldn't hold a grudge against your father. Give him a chance to explain the situa

ee how hard he hit me, he completely humiliated me and chose to side with mom's killers. And now he

liance might be our only chance to avenge your mother's death. It'll be easier to take down their entire operation and crumble their empire once we have one of our own within their walls. It wasn't my intention from the beginning to get you involved in something this dangerous but when they came proposing a marriage alliance I saw it as what could be our only opportunity

ut this seems a little far fetched, ev

the memory of my mother's demise. "But it's okay if you don't want to go through with any of this, I won't fo

ords. After a bit of deliberation, I finally a

and promised he'd bring me back himse

etween us I didn't hesitate to accept

aw something that triggered my dissatisfaction. "Seri

wanted as compensation. "I'd like my monthly allowance to be increased to $150 million, Deal?" My father's eyes almost bulged out of his hea

o $70 million and it's barel

card to pay for everything, refusing to spend your ow

historically. "Nanny, I'm already doing some much for him and a

me and nanny Rebecca's persuas

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generous bribes were far behind me as I stood froz