ynn
door, her expression troubled. "Luna. You
lalia.My adop
tomach. They never came to the Brit
my parents standing awkwardly in the foyer. Garrison was seated
ulated, silen
past few days, I didn't inform Arthur and Eulalia, considering their
mile and pretending nothing had happen
sing on my knee, her eyes filling with
out, so I said nonchalantly
so careless, child. You're already so old, and yet you st
ng serious." I quickly tried to
expression remained serious. "We've come here today because there
ink, a small, arrogant gesture. "Father-in-law," he said,
fa and faced him directly.
hey don't find a new investor in three days,w
n's face flush
lips. I understood instantly. This was Garrison's doing.
desperate whisper. "Adalynn, please.
in my parents' voices, a
onstantly supporting my family, Harrison Company woul
ard him has become increasi
n the past, to the humility
ow. He wanted me to understand that without
hide from my parents that my rel
breath and l
s. Only the cold clarity of a t
by my composure, but please
bout a rejection. You will continue to be my Luna. In return,
ondition. "And Isadora and Daisy will be moving in. The Luna's suite is quite sp
to break my spirit. He wanted me to per
id they realize that something wasn't right b
my face relaxed into a placid, submi
devoid of argument, that it
, Mother, go home. The funds wi
rrison's help immediately. They didn't want to trade my happiness and freedom for t
at I would repay them and give them the best life possib
comfort them. I promised to resolve
wards I returned
, "and... our new arrangement. I'll draft t
and any remaining suspicion he might have had
om his chair with satisfac
of sight, the submissive mask dropped from my
Garrison, I thought,
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