His Unwanted Fiancé Is A Genius Heiress

he heavy oak double doors of t

he clinking of crystal champagne flutes and a high-

ly blank, striding into the

g man whose tailored suits barely hid his expanding waistline. Sitting on his lap was Brandi Mc

he stopped laughing, her eyes

ating her pout. "Did the great Earl Calderon

ing there alone, the smug satisfaction vanished from his

s lap. She stumbled ont

ing through the floorboards. He stopped inches from Karmen, h

was a low, dangerous rumble. "Why aren't you

orframe. She crossed her arms, using her thumbs to

ulator, injecting as much lazy indifference into her voice

n the roo

stal ashtray from the glass coffee t

sian rug inches from Karmen's leather

dn't blink. She just stared

lying from his lips. "You had one job! Keep him entertained! Keep hi

r. "I heard the Calderon legal team is already drafting papers to pull

's suit jacket, yanking her forward. The sudden violence

will cut off Eleanor's medical trust fund in Europe by noon today. Your mother's treatment-the only thing keeping

ing the encrypted intelligence Eleanor fed her from that very sanatorium. Every warning about Kem's security level, every whisper about S

r fingernails sliced into her palms. The physical pain

scoff, roll

rter," Karmen shot back, her baritone voice dripping with venom. "You need me to play the devoted son, old man. The h

rple. His eyes bulged. He raised his thick hand

her weight, ready to dodge the blow

iercing ringtone sha

the coffee table. The specific ringtone he reserv

n, his chest heaving, before dropping his arm. He pra

The raging tyrant vanished, replace

Stanislaw said, his vo

adjusted her suit jacket, h

he had been struck by lightning. "Wait, what do you

y from his ear, staring

pered, his voice trembling. "They just sent an

ream. "My yacht! You promi

e onto the couch and grabbed the landline.

at Karmen with murderous intent. "I'm freezing El

face. He was actually going to d

ing at lightspeed, preparing to spin