he could feel power slipping away from him. Heira was gone and wasn

smile play on her lips, and that man... he seemed almost perfect with her. What wa

beauty was out of this world. Her chestnut brown hair a

completely taken aback. But he had to stay locked in. He couldn't aff

n't want her near any other man.

it too far. He was supposed t

telling him she was traveling in and would arrive by

He remembered telling her he didn't want her there b

for her, you shouldn't min

Though Sylvia wasn't his type, she was clo

akeup was always deliberate and the way she carried herself was rehea

Her curves flowed naturally with just the perfect size of endowment a woman should hav

top notch and the confidence she had was the cherry on top. She had manage

acter. Dante knew she wasn't someone he c

ng lot. His thoughts had drifted too far. He leaned back in

ine, his phone vibrated in

sweetly. It sounded exactly like

jewelry store, and I would love

was sure she had passed by that same s

we talking abo

ed thousand dollars,

't even flinch. He was used to

dn't even move an inch in his account. Jus

but cold. "You'll get it, but there

e so naughty daddy. I know you wan

eally need to pay for it now. I'm at the st

" he said firmly. "My grandmother's coming to visit, and you'll preten

ould I act like I'm that lo

at night and the only way you can fix what you caused is to come

, staring at his reflection in the car window. H

ard to trick her. Although he wouldn't want to do that, he had

still left to do. He searched for the lucky pen he al

vorite. While still looking for it, he opened a locker in his desk. Inside

st the edge where his f

rdo M

tried not to open it. He started to rememb

with hands always stained with ink a

cut costs and reduce environmental damage by half. It was the kin

his idea to the next level. He promised him a partners

under his name, and sold it to a for

saying he was trying to steal 'his' idea. Charles had the lawyers

ce every day. The sleepless nights, the unpaid b

Their house was gone, and his f

. And now that Charles was facing a backlash, it was him he tu

out so he could propose his Daughter to him, w

And now, he would make him suffer it all. He wanted him to feel the helplessness his father felt. Hi

e married his enemy's daughter although Heira i

knowing fully well she would have wanted him to leave i

his daughter had some

, time was slipping away and he had

*

e was fin

into the villa. Her silver hair was pinned neatly beneath a floral scarf. Her

ase onto the sofa. They picked up the conversation they had been h

a," he said softly as he

ied, patting his c

mm? You need to smile more often, my boy. You used t

He chuckled lightly, but it

me to remember. Where's that lovely wi

me by. She was probably upstairs getting ready. He gav

descended the staircase. Granny Mae turned her

d the living room, th

startled

ding in the doo

an seated on the couch. Then to Sylvia, who was ju

the room thic

th caught in

up Heira... why did you