Keep Your Distance, Mr. Warrington!

, I call my own shots. Black or white, right or wrong, I know the score. And as I said, i

anyone to challenge her. Yet, paradoxically, her s

on the verge of an apoplexy, his voic

r chilling silhouette. Behind her, Tristan continued to bellow, "If it wer

that unreliable man who's ruined Elise

granddaughter has turned int

ad just praised her

d idiocy, had grown indifferent over the years. No declaration of

disappear at the corridor's end and knowing his efforts were futile,

way to Ivy's room. "Ivy, accompany your grandfather to

eady worn thin by Tristan's a

Ashford's eyes crinkled misch

his scrutiny, her alarm bells ringing.

"Grandfather, can

ter Ashford's menacing look

ting someone out

not do the whol

le, clearly amused, "Go change into something

: "

ment, in t

exude an ethereal charm constantly, and couldn

ink she was off

sociate we're meeting?" Ivy felt something was of

What, you think your gra

e wasn'

, but he sure left

dpa suddenly feels a bit unwel

Ivy got out of the car, Master Ashford perfec

ut the smoking ta

e just

nded at the resta

cold voice inter

e? What b

man before her, his features strikin

! She was at a

ding a photograph, seemingly comparing it with her, then uttered

.

ion impaired!" Ivy retorted with a cold sm

e but t

mood, and this man seeme

ior and the man's pretentious deme

ed into this blind d

s quirked up sh

keep your unsolicited opinions to yourself." Ivy narrowed

alk away. Noticing she wasn't following, he glanced

row, scoffing, "Tr

ed like a c

some skirt, she hur

set above a swimming pool, its surface shimmering under the

had put effort into t

her review, she found her chin abr

irk playing on his lips, casually remarkin

here against his wi

he dared to mess with her,

ling lightly, "Sir, please keep your hands to

of being dominat

glanced at her, nodding, "Well, it's not

choked, her ears mus

this some

rclass in astonishment, struggl

really di

nding her teeth, "You can mess around with food, but no

a dark gleam flickering within