The Stolen Legacy

the bond, and claim

ke a gavel in the cold dining

staring down at the silv

n the throne, and Marlena was seated beside him wit

James said, his

off to America like som

s gaze h

ou, Son. It's abo

se to fulfil Wh

ble of running the Whites' estates. Toget

t even hidin

mutt

out wi

ping me out

ena cut in

Chloe is beautiful and educate

if she can w

er son should a

lied thun

p, slamming his

you don't wan

s crept through James's spi

nce

, standing up to hi

reatening to

ping the dinin

a deadline". His

t with Chloe. Start courting her properly

ilk lace with venom. "You know how to

before he could say anything t

that

n't go

n't go

't call

and went straight ba

ke before. But this time

rner, every table sc

asn't

bered. The curve of her cheeks, the softness of

ing here the

id, lean

long hair, qui

helpe

"You sure it wasn'

, a little sad, dar

nder shook

ry other night. They come and go, som

t back,

ts attached to a stra

ldn't shak

her touch, her voice, her

eal, unfiltered, and ma

whoever she is,

nished, like a

le, in N

dining table, absently twirling a

d suffocating and her mother's sharp

to marry me just because you want it,

oice. She had been hearing these lines for y

k a sip of tea, completely unfa

ut he'll come around. He always does. His father would

cing in the lav

awn, Mother. Th

darling. You are the queen, and you'll secure

ack at her mot

f he re

er's eye

mselves numb and waste away usually end

ice sent a shiver down Chloe's spin

ing her for the first time as a figu

ure, no matter how

the hotel

er eyes darting nervously to avoid anyone who

de Luca to see her, the rich guest w

liments were always a little too much. He made

urse, and she never showed

e looked at her,

gan to betray her. A missed perio

ck to the Velvet R

ning and saw that he had vanish

even. But that night

ic waiting room in Quezon City. Hold

le

urse

nd her legs

ed into a cold u

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pregnant,

trembled i

hat can't

ave a sympa

the sooner you start pa

slowly, her sto

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e name she d

r Lily, the man who v

when you don't even know t

erself while she conti

h tears, but she di

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r slowly and whispe