hel leaned halfway a
x had just said, a mocki
d her when they coul
yet, and he was already talkin
s really we
, the doo
ld you, about
. But when she saw Owen standing there, her words cut
down on the sofa. His d
lready reached the stage
ice wa
felt a wave of tension t
has nothing to do with y
nteracted with Owen before. She
extremely careful. She couldn't af
out a c
elix... does your con
flashed thr
Katrina would appear i
rina would come bac
his gaze grew even colder. The wa
at expression meant some
n had been adopted from an orphanag
his name, but he refused. They didn't forc
al daughter, Rachel, their affection for
ccess to the Sterling Corporation. When Owen turned tw
n Sterling was planning to marry Owen to his daughte
ver publicl
by side with Rachel, which
d about all of this aft
ecome even more certain that h
her relationship with Felix o
Rachel's words
n you. I was the one who had him
rt tran
lieved it
roared inside her, nearly swa
forcefully dragged her
clenched into tight fists. He
no pain
eriously think we're going to get married, do you? Yes, you were adopted by the Sterlings-but publicl
rds-brother-and anyone listening clo
. His sharp gaze lock
just his i
n front of him feel
nce willful, arrogant, do-whatever-she-pleases Rachel
t impor
und, Rachel had never on
ail except Wade and
ven K
nizing stare, Rach
y somethi
rew his gaze. He stood up and a
e. Rachel, this is the last time I'm warning you-you've already gotten what you wanted. Stay a
ned and left with
in the room finally dissi
Rachel let out
rching gaze just now, sh
art was still po
.
en went straight to the at
to see Miss Sterling?" th
tly. His voice wa
I came to ask
e. Please
nsplant... is it possible for the
in confusion. "Mr. Blake
like an entirely
how Rachel had
ad become s
.. there had been a trace
ong pause, he asked carefully, "Mr. Blake, forgi
but the implic
ight nod. "I n
sonality, temperament, and even habits are shaped from childhood. A heart transplant, unde
ed before
tates about transplant recipients developing habits, personality traits-even manneris
w to explain the phenomenon... the medical
wen said nothing more. He gave a
had clearly he
e overthinking it. Rachel was still recovering; her body w
fro
t want them worrying. As for Rachel-we'll observe
ed in und
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