iolently against her ribs, ea

ithout hesitation, the scree

Manor, the identity of Lia didn't serv

ve mattered, finding the mi

morning arri

taining the excitement written all over his f

aused mid-motion, fingers still wr

m dimming, "But she never replied to any of my mess

own carefully and answered i

es, landing quietly on a figure not far away, Nat

air loosely tied as she focused on pre

loor-to-ceiling windows, sett

tion surfaced briefly

who had remained silent for three

rely a co

ally spoke. "Mr. Evans, once I've completed my work,

toward her, his unreadable e

eplied simply, wi

of thanks before turning an

district, Natalia sat opposite a man in his early forties, his appea

ched by the organization,

th the table. "Everything you request

her toe, recognizing the familiar we

ll as her own hands, along with one unmistakable

ne she could afford to underestimate. Only with these items wi

her, and she decided she might as well buy a few outfits later.

thought, a familiar vo

ady meeting someone else?" Aimee approached arm in arm

bled upon something scandalous. "You're certainly not wasting any time. But your

ried unmistaka

h an answer. She merely glanced

tly, rose from his seat, an

ed her voice. "Hey, do not rush off. If we are going to b

sting lingering on his cheek. Now that he saw Natalia cornered like

can manage now? When Aimee and I marry, she will bring the Gordo

iority. "I must have been blind to marry a useless countr

ar

flickered throug

ememb

ndmother had placed a document in her hands, ex

She signed it without care and locked it a

rly, her father's iden

r's influence within the Gordon Group was steadily erased, while Mel

ith the portion her grandmother intended for he

led into Nat

aken back, slowly, delib