ow? Don't test my patience." Preston's

gainst the leather seat an

on Preston's shirt and

ree boys, including Preston, and raise

ture most people could only dream about. All of it had been for one

care and privilege had been

ousekeeper, yet she lived the life t

she went, and sometimes, even Katherin

Preston. "I'm obviously waiting

ritten all over his face. "Katherine, letting you ride in the car is

herine reached over and p

nd trapped Preston's arm tig

arp cry and jerked h

," Katherine said coldly. Then she looked t

t, stepped out of the car, a

d Preston by the arm and pull

lost his balance and slammed hard

he heel beneath her foot twisted awkwardly

door, picked up the designer handbag Emily had lef

ck to the driver's seat, shifted ge

hot forward. A burst of gray white exh

expression darkening as he stared at the t

ng with Kath

gone silent the momen

ordered the driver to th

ing this way would make him

d at Preston with watery eyes. "Katheri

to her tearful face and

augh. "She's just making a scene. Give it a few

rom his sleeves befor

and taxis never came this far. To leave, they had no choice but t

e didn't allow outside vehicles inside the prope

n the porch and watched the two exhausted figures s

nched with sweat and st

broken heels in one hand and walked barefoot acros

nscience?" Preston shouted before

, his tall frame blocking the s

car belongs to the Holt family, and I'm the only heire

n he pulled Emily in front of him and

none of it concerns you. Hand over the design drafts you prepared for the competition

ow ridiculous he sounded. "Wh

ell silen

r spoken to him in

r, she would always hand it over willingly,

ong moment before finally forcing out an answer. "If

very well why they we

. They spent almost six months searching

lishly believed they were helping someone in ne

once worked as a caregiver at the

. Judith had rushed into the flames and carried the three of them to safety

ed that gratitude w

and Emily, they brought them

lt family's standards, while the responsibility of repa

ith had saved the th

raised them, paid for their elite educati

etween gratitude and obligation. Now she realized they eithe

Katherine rep

he person before him was a stranger. The irrit

he realized Katherin