A Winding Journey To Achieve Happiness

rned into a public announcement of his relat

and wounding. "Eliana, your family's bankrupt. What makes you think you can still m

s sway. "Miss Harper, don't blame Laurence for being

ene watched as I became

ing and turned away, only t

ss and cunning patriarch of the Roberts family,

moment of desperation, I spoke words that stunned eve

.

l into a dea

g only the sound of a piece of pape

ropped into his plate with a splat

ging as his gaze frantically

s arm froze, her red-painted

the man at the ce

on the crumpled ultrasound sheet in his hand.

, and clutched the hem of his tai

my last

th eternal shame, but the Harper family's

down my cheeks, splashing

am's apple b

mbling even more. "I don't want to ru

over the chair behind him. The chair

rm with such force that it fel

ou made up such a disgusting l

th Uncle Liam's child? Uncle Liam wouldn't even cast you a glance. You disgraceful

ed his hand and was a

I closed my eye

ected pain d

rcepted Laurence'

ing Laurence's wrist. "Dare to touch her, and you'll regre

e turning pale, "Un-Uncle Liam, s

p a wet wipe from the table to clean his f

ked it into his suit pocket. He stood, tower

ched out to

ooking at him throug

ing my wrist, pulling

gaze of everyone, he wrap

the thin fabric, sent

son at a disadvantage, finally couldn't hold back and cur

er line, silenced b

nding lastly on the pale-faced Kimberly. "Who d

anishing. "L-Liam, that's not what I meant. I'm just

liana will stay at the Roberts Manor to take care of the baby. I'll ha

other glance, turning to leave with