budge, Emily sniffed,

ted something that belongs to Katherine. I'll apologize t

ut Preston reacted faster and pu

Emily's bare feet, the anger

her? They're just a few desig

icky walked into the living room. Behind him came a middle-aged doctor car

arrived to examine you,"

on suddenly stepped in front of the wheelchair. He pu

he way back from the mountain road and scraped h

rapes on Emily's feet to Katherine's leg, which was suspended

one stayed cool and professional. "I also have another consultat

ng her injury anyway. She'll recover after a few days of rest. Emily's feet are more

revealing only a pair of reddened ey

milies, but this was the first time he'd encountered someone ignoring

toward Katherine instead. His tone softened into the same patronizing ki

I'll give you another chance to explain the design drafts. But if you kee

n, just like every other time. After all, nothing frigh

er face looked pale from blood loss, yet h

kened at once. He though

heelchair and prove she was pretending. "So you're determined to keep this act going

ch her, another hand su

tanding beside Domini

ior," he said in

k his hand free, but the man's grip didn't budge at al

gh him. "Who the hell are you? What gives you the ri

yself. I'm Nathan Fulton. Mrs. Holt hired me to serve as Miss Holt's personal bodyguard. Dr. Peters i

e. Under Nathan's icy stare, the anger lodged in his t

someone like this? And why ha

as just as

hair, she lifted her eyes and care

ght and defined. He stood well over six feet tall, e

omething about him fe

ly met hers. That look had carried a strange sense of recognition, as t

through Katherine's mind

n Ful

familiar, like a name she'd once heard somewhere long ago, y

tly was