o numb. If she let Alison walk away on top right now, her aut

tely!" Eugenia commanded coldly. "Since she refuses to learn manners i

early twenty members of the house staff stood in neat rows

ven stood beside her, rubbing his recovering right wrist with a dark scowl

enia wanted, Alison walked in calmly and leaned against a wood

othered posture, Eugenia sla

a projected her voice across the r

mily brought you back to Long Island to give you a respectable life, yet you dar

d, his handsome face

day was coming up and begged Mother to bring you home, you'd still be rotting

"Mr. Javen... Mrs. Calhoun instructed me this morning to clear out the old s

e had over twenty luxury guest suites, yet the biol

aid with a cold sneer. "Right now, in front of the entire household, thank

ited to see the poor country girl bow her head

cool laugh escap

harp amber eyes sweeping over Eugenia and

as clear, calm, and carried e

ebrating your adopted daughter on the day I came back, and stuck me in a s

at the blunt in

turned her gaze directly onto Brook,

son tilted her head slightly, h

ly, Brook, if you put half as much effort into practicing the piano as you do into playi

d that the newly returned daughter dared to tear d

nerve--Brook's deepest fear that neither her piano skills nor

lison in a war of words, Brook

ing from the sofa, her slender shoulders sho

gry with Alison!" Brook cried, her

ork for twelve years while Alison suffered in poverty. It

heeks with delicate fingers as she put on th

o welcome you like a rea

ur pride so much, I'll move out of m

t please stop speaking so cruelly to Mother and Javen. Even if your hard

ng, yet it viciously painted Alison as a jealous, g

fiercely for his adopted sister, and his f

hing that belongs to you!" Javen roared, stepping in front o

u're full of disgusting malice! You don't ev

her chest heaving with rage as she p

and look at how venomous you

nd no new clothes from this family! Not a single member of the staff is allowed to wait on her!

he sobbing fake heiress without a single change in her expression.

me?" Alison nodded calmly. "That saves m

y sight!" Eug

ed around and walked straight out of the dra

wered her lace handkerchief. Behind Javen's back, every trace of te

, after she falls asleep, I'll search her room and find s

quiet staircase toward the seclu

lack phone in her pocket vibrated twice. She slipped the b

netic voice came through the encrypted line. Having already tapped into the estat

penthouse in Manhattan has a heated pool. Say the word, and I'll buy up the Ca

e west wing, Alison caught the fierce,

ave more than enough to buy ten estates like this if I wanted to. Besides, a quiet

uckle. "Always so stubborn. Take a look at your room first. If

at the far end of the west corridor, her hand res