Ex wife's revenge
e looks like a beggar you picked off of the street!" She spat her voice drippin
ithout thinking, he stepped forward, putting himself between he
He growled. "The only "street beggar
icking sound of heels echoed through the hall. Aaron stiffened, annoyance boiling over
rls, her usual straight, unimpressed demeanor accentuati
ning to the butler he asked, "Is anyone el
ived unannounced, and I thought it best not to distu
," Aaron cut him off, his ey
d to bite the poor man's head off. I thought I'd check on you, but it seems I've
rs. Kingston, it's so good to see y
e, scanning her as she scrutinized her sharply. "Jessica. How unexpect
awkwardly, quic
"And who might this be?" she asked, her
ina Weston, my girlfriend." His voice was ,fi
practiced smile. "Girlfriend? Well, this is news," she said smoothly, h
ite the wave of nerves fluttering
ned back to his mother. "Wh
ther check up on her son without an ulterior motive. You bar
e, perhaps you can take this conversation somewhere else." Tu
are in her direction, her defiance faltered. She quickly r
e to speak with you in private." she said, her voice firm a
ooked at Aaron. "Girlfriend?" she
th one glance at the butler, he knew what to do. He nodded pr
ure, his irritation still evident. With a final g
wrong with you, Aaron?! Is this what you've been up to-bringing some girl to this hou
e. You're here to lecture me about responsibilities again, a
he position you're in?! Your grandfather is watching your every move like a hawk. While you pl
ink I don't know that?" He stepped closer, his tone firm. "But f
n's. "Oh? Then who is she, Aaron? Some distra
ered the bombshell. "She's th
idening in surprise.
..Raina is carrying my
herself, pressing her hands to her temples as though to collect her thoughts. "You're
meone who thinks every choice in life should be pre
you have any idea how this will look? How much harder this will make everything for
r of guilt passed through his eyes. But he masked it q
ze sharpened.
sn't matter," he quietly said. "What matters is that I'm
Aaron. And if you think you can keep secrets in this family, you'
nt. And If you don't show him that you're ready to take on the respon
him. I'll prove myself in my ow
ng to do?" She asked, her lips cu
a genius, Mother!" He kissed her forehead, then hurriedly
en in the house for an hour, but everything about them already felt suffocating.
d to herself. "What am I even doi
Before she could answer, the door opened, and Aa
chest. "What now? Another family member you need me
for a moment, studying her, asif finding the right words to say. Fin
?" Her brows arched in annoyance. "
er. "Yes. It's the only way to ke
f. "Under control? You mean your family
child, Raina..." His voice dropped lower and husky as he took another ste
his presence overwhelming. She opened her mouth to resp
e tension. And then, as though a sudden realization hit him, he took a
fists clenched as her heart raced. "W