hrough the floor-to-ceiling windows
e, her face completely blank as sh
oed on the gr
Tom Ford suit. He was tapping his Bluetooth earp
chair opposite A
ed, out of pure habit, for Ayla to
uscle. She took a sl
ight," she said, her voice f
y looked at her, his brow furrowing as he
arpiece, cuttin
anning her face for any sign of what she knew. Last night's panic was gone, replaced by a
yes. She met his gaze wi
really that impor
o is for the Farrell Group's Nasda
ond, the heavy dining
alked in, followed closely by A
aced a large, iconic orange box on t
g across his face. But his smile didn't quite reach his eyes, wh
She reached out and pull
et dust bag was a Himalayan crocodile Birki
te auction before it even went public," Axel s
bag. It cost hundreds
iation. He was treating her like a pet. Throwing an
ange box away. It slid a
d this," she
ished instantly.
snapped, his patience evaporating.
cking sharply against the m
mother, Heda, marched into the dining ro
straight to Axel, placing a hand on his shou
itical eyes dragged down Ayla's body, sto
dered, her tone sharp and arrogant. "You are going
t requires an heir with blue-blood genetics to
d the handle of her butter knihild right now," Ayla said, her vo
ed her hand down on the dining ta
l little brat!
s. You were thrown out of the Joyce family like trash. You have no backgroun
d her head
d in. He had always played the protec
coffee cup. He didn't
a, you're being overly sensitive again. Stop m
her like a physica
who saw her as a breeding mare, and the che
thread of attachment
heavy wooden chair scraped
, decisive, and complete
someone else to inherit," Ayla said,
k on them and walk
Axel roared, his voice
raight out the front doors, dow
e door shut, and sped out of the estate gate
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