Ring On My Finger, Crown On My Head

to the foot of the staircase before she noticed E

y, and his face looked

r Khloe to recognize tha

him of the breakfast tray, and placed

n shooting into your left shoulder or arm?"

ly surprised that she had described e

d smile. "It's nothing, really. Just old age-a few aches here and there

chance to continue. "Go get changed. I

ssible heart attack. Delayin

It'll be expensive and such a

back down. Eventu

rs for cardiovascular care, with top specialists and advanced

he waiting area with him. Meanwhile, she hurried off to take care of the payment, collec

w and packed. Khloe took one look, sp

rted, filled only with the ec

he third-floor landing when

standing against the wall with

his attention, and he raised his

eyes l

elt as though time itself

gh her mind. Seriously? Could this day possibly get any worse? Ou

at morning to accompany his father, who was

scans, he grew tired of waiting inside the stuffy loun

shed across his eyes. She'd tracked him to Elysian last night, and

arette and asked coldly, "

I brought a sick family member for a checkup

formed between his brows. Her family was ill? Apparently, the Stewarts ha

n and saying nothing, she had no interest in lingering. Wit

ai

nt voice stopped

clearly irritated

ly owns this place. Need anything-just g

onged to his family? She had assumed he was simply a successful business

ness deal. For the sake of her family, she needed to

ou're helping me out-so what do yo

like attitude with open disdain. "Stic

into the villa. That was reasonable enough. If a married couple lived separ

y. "Once I've taken care of ev

ontinued climbing the stair

of things at home first? Where had she been living since arriving in Sokmont? And who exactly was

. He pulled out his phone and call

mont," he said. "Also find out exactly how man

tes later, Simon

th unease. "You said you'd married Ms. Stewart-but

diately darkened.

s. Stewart ran away because she refused the arranged marriage. No one knows where she

g in a trembling voice. "Mr. Barton... if Ms. St

He had picked up the wrong woman at the airpo

r, the atmosphere was unbearably tense. Simon stood r

and pulled open the lo

tossed inside the day he received it, and h

picked up the document a

ey came to an abrupt stop at the names printed