His Regret, Her Rise: The Heiress Awakens

nding in the doorway, his arms cros

s gaze. "And those were your company's c

belief. "What the hell are you talking about, Stella? You'

I said calmly. "We're done. The wedding is o

years, I had been the understanding one, the one who smoothed things over, the one

s? Over a slice of pie and a conversation I had with my dad?

rously quiet. "Or have I just f

the living room, where my laptop was open. I needed to s

has appreciated by thirty percent since we bought it. I want my initial investment pl

sound. "You're dreaming. I d

You wanted to give it to Nicole, anyway. Now you can g

some leverage, some weakness. And then they landed o

ook a step closer, his face a mask of sudden, daw

hat moment, I saw the thought process flicker across Ryan's face. The mood swings, the "irrational" anger,

I get it now. It's the hormones. They're making you emotional. We

nds outstretched as if to

ntity and my legitimate anger could be reduced to a hormonal imbalan

ck, my expressio

. "And even if there were, a child deserves better than a fathe

ome hormonal whim, finally began to sink in. His face hardened again,

om him. "My mistake was think