and foyer turned

whipped his head toward the stairs, his

trembling with unchecked fury as he strode toward the doors, "I

om that rattled the chandelier. Outside, the Maybach

hand resting over her belly. A sl

not return

up her university quantitative algorithms onto an encrypted

harp family corporate seal pulled up the driveway. Kenneth step

ith malicious delight. "Madam, Mr. Sharp and the family cou

ay cashmere sweater and wal

d his bloodshot eyes and his silk tie was loosened-clea

table toward the empty sofa. "Mrs. Scott, these are the supp

aumatized by your little stunt yesterday. I don't have time to indulge your pathetic jea

thick document. Her eyes scanned

two-hundred-million-dollar irrevocable trust fund. In exchange, she would walk away with zero claims on marital

feiture of al

p breath, burying the shar

ugh money for you? That's more capital than your bankrupt family could

g, "As if a woman looking like that could e

ocument flat on

screwed the cap of the

Frieda signed her full legal

tion. No

sneer froze entirely, his cigar ling

She met Kenneth's eyes, her amber gaze crystal-clear. "As you wish, Kenneth. The mom

at the bold, sw

tears, for begging, for her to rip the paper in half. He had never prepared

r out in the ashtray with violent force. "You'd better keep that at

oothly. "I look forward to th

eak, the double doors o

rp family's second generation and Kenneth's aunt, s

ou lost your mind? Winston's condition in London has barely stabilized! If Wall Street gets wind of a high-prof

Beatrice, this is my private m

ld turns one year old, there will be no divorce. You two will play the dev

inical assessment of a valuable breeding asset. She unclasped a heavy C

he heiress. Keep your head down, nourish th

h submissive obedience. "

of yours to Europe immediately. She is banned from New York for s

ron, but he remained silent

. Kenneth stepped toward Frieda, roughly pinching her chi

ment. "I only care about when this baby

ad struck solid ice. He sho

vin burst through the fro

ted. "Miss Schroeder... she just slit