touching her stomach. She d

ys and her luggage had been stolen. After a momen

wardrobe door, astonis

howcasing prestigious international brands, and some were so

oose lower hem. It was obvious that they had been thought

e'd accept his terms, having all

Before laying eyes on her, he'd thoroughly inve

yann selected a nightgown from the

in the li

through the door. When he snapped back to reality, he hurriedly app

curled his lip and quipped, "Do I

wiftly apologized, saying, "I apologize, sir. That was my mista

the room at the end of the corr

e of anxiety. That r

ng to intercept him. "Sir, your return is quite uncommon.

N

back to your room for some rest? Your room ge

grab something, an

zed that he h

wn during his childhood. Even though all his belongings had been relocate

n in that room, just because

ir

ing. "What is this? Seems like you are

ression of embarrassment. "How

oo

Shawn pushed t

l

hawn entered and qui

e going to lo

he more his anxiety grew. It would

m, he went straight to a painti

revealed a small hol

l jewelry box in a shad

welry box from the

a simple silve

. As a child, he had secretly carved a hole in the wall

existence of this ring ha

e back to him

to his pocket and returned the p

room, he suddenly heard runn

ve left the

n moved toward

, in the

, shed her clothes, and

, her ears perked up at the sound

lipped and fell

bathtub, holding her abdomen, yet she couldn't mus

hroom door swung o

omeone would barge in

and captivating almond-shaped eyes. It appeared she was in a

d the door, but within a heart

id voice cut through the air

ered who

l women, but only one had approache

into his memory, i

aback at the s

t his return was a

ble form. Instinctively, she sought refuge in the warm w

re." With a guilty tone, she tried to explain,

"I never imagined you'd not only approach me for

o explain, but there was no de

ot intentional, she

tion has not

r lower lip and cas

sor

e absurdity. With a slam of

e coincidentally encountered T

n his wheelchair, Terry welcom

icy glare, questioning, "

mb are your flesh and blood. I can't

We can't even be sure if she is expecting or not! Why would

own," Terry said deliberately. "Whether you acc

as he responded cooll

hildren, but now that they are he

re in a position to

es, you can't afford to have illegitimate children. Sinc

te his sentence, Ryann hast

ed untouched by a towel. It tumbled freely over her shoulders, a

vating almond-shaped eyes gleamed with allure. A few glistening droplets adorned

his gaze, his

was the first to speak up, i

r eyelashes fluttering with fear