ried to
defined jawline, and steady eyes gave him a comman
med, and she felt
ght eyes, rosy lips-and he stepp
d clothes-and remembering the old car-their allure evaporated instantly.
ldest, Piper, and our youngest, Ella. Thanks to the Hart family's care ove
nodded
. "So... where do you work? Where d
in the suburbs, and my parents aren't wo
ned finance, real estate, hotels, and luxury
returned to his grandmother's su
Tiesto had taken control of the company, they had ind
betrayed h
ying a house in the city?" she
lied. He already had plenty
swirling in her head but fo
rly, this engagement wouldn't happen unless the fa
ll me-who do you see Tiesto be
ought about it. There's no rush. Let the
n locating them. If Nora hadn't brought up the engagem
nteract'? There are three sons-how ex
ttention, and even the Hart
as about to spea
ised them myself. Twenty years of hard work went into them. When they first cam
ly exchanged
s. Though I'm their adoptive mother, my love for them is no les
itated.
adoptive mother. You're my biological parents, yes, but I can't ignore
I don't want her married this early. Please-let her stay by my
cided to stay. It made sense-luxury, comfort,
parents-it had been a test to see if the engagement prospect measured up. A good family, a solid background, and lux
ood Piper didn't want to leave and reluctantly ag
la. "And you? Do
but had no problem keeping
ensed. Could it be that neither
d her with qu
nly. "I don't
ou leave today, you're no longer my da
lla said, taking Lora's arm.
ater." Nora rolled her eyes, secretly mutt
yself. I won
he fiancé. She is back with you-I do
sband, you can't just go by looks, and you can't cling to promises made decades ago. A marriage
y guard, her mother as a cleaner, and they lived in a cramped apartment outside the villa. On
and stubborn, refusing to flatter Nor
Ella said calmly, a sense of freedom se
s treated her
of currying favor with Nora, taking credit for the
er birth parents, Ella had already deci
ou. I don't want to see you work so hard, only t
as foolish-turning down comfort an
s right. When a woman marr
't just expect to marry someone because of some promise his
led sarcasm-it wasn'
terling, since the Sterling and Hart families alre
om wen
arm. "Ella... are y
er met this man before-and she didn't want her daughter ste
looks. Thinly veiled disdain. Even open mockery-none of it
n't expecte
lmly propose
ss."Tiesto-say yes! Say yes to her! That girl is good-hearted.
ber-his grandmother had be
ss this chance, you'll regret it! Oh
lenched
he said unde
w confused looks from
Steady. As if she had already made
g?" she prom
use, Tiesto nodd
a long, satisfied sigh. The dramatic headache that had
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