ing to his overcoat. Arthur Chen intercepted him in the foyer, his expres
d open the heavy oak doors. Theodore was sitting behi
t be an email?" Julian demanded,
surface of the desk. It contained the deed and floor plan
leaving no room for argument. "And you will move b
"And why would I do that? I have no desire t
he is your wife! Because the Carlisle name is being dragged through
railed against the shame Julian's antics brought upon the family. Julian shot back that t
lian snarled. "She planned
e basic obligations of this marriage-presenting a united front-I will invoke the trust's
le with fury. He knew his grandfather wasn't bluffing. The ol
and his eyes fell on a single, unopened bottle of Fiji Water on a side table. Without a
iumph glinted in Theodore's eyes
th a loud crack. "Fine," he bit out, the word tasting like p
d I will not get her pregnant. I will never let that w
thin, knowing smi
suffocating atmosphere of the room. As his hand t
and J
back over h
d man said, a strange look in his eye. "The
his grandfather's mind games. He stalked out
attributed it to the adrenaline from the fight. But as he climbed, the heat intensified, spreading
r him. The water. That
or to his old bedroom, the "surprise" his grandfather had mentioned now t
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