Reborn Heiress Marries My Ex-Fiancé's Brother
marble floor. The noise of the party-the clinking of crystal, the murmur of gossip, the swell of v
stepped forward, offering his arm, his smile genuine and warm.
nto his bicep, gripping the fabric of h
at her hand, then up at her face. He saw the tensi
is voice dropping. "What
ow and devoid of inflection. "A private
as an Adams. He recognized a crisis when he saw one. He didn't ask questio
," he
ng mechanically at guests who tried to stop her, but she didn't slow d
a hand to her forehead. "Edward,"
stantly. She was wearing a red dress that was slightly too bright for
to touch Annette's arm. "Pre-wedding jit
f she had been burned. "I need to si
oyed at the interruption but maintain
e added sharply. "Edw
nt of old paper and leather. As soon as they were inside, Lucas shut the
of the party vanished, repla
e desk-Edward's chair-and sat down. It was a power
ping with faux concern. "Where is Hank? H
She took out her phone and set it dow
id. The temperature in the room seemed
darted to Edward, then back to A
answer. She tap
ideo
he wet, sloppy noises of kissing. The rustle of cl
rtune pays for t
less cas
, and then a deep, mottling purple. He s
lunged forward, her hand reaching fo
ouch her, but his presence was a wall. He looked at
er voice rising in pitch. "Edward, tell
at scraped against the back of her throat. "Stres
s lawyer persona fully activated. "Fundamental breach of trust. The me
guest chair, the fight draining out of him. "
ette said softly. "Wait until the press gets this video
't," Bernad
," Anne
ndle rattled. Someone
" Annette
the door and
flushed and slightly drunk. Behind him, hovering in the hallway like a ghost, w
y. "What's going on? Why is everyo
a heavy crystal tumbler from
a thousand glittering shards. Whiskey sp
the glass, then at his
he sq
her legs. She looked at him with eyes that held
e, darling,
oss her throat, trying to signal Ha
desk. The video had looped. It was paused on a
ff," she said. She paused, letting the wor
les