ly satisfied with her elde

"working in such a chaotic industry like showbiz" but at home, tending to her husband Alden and their daug

ng, not gallivanting around!" Shi

gently, "Mom, didn't you praise Slara's inde

Stanfordbrook University to meet a student, Shirley turned to Henry, the

afé. The older woman's scrutinizing gaze swept over Lia's casual outfit-a-

who I am?" Sh

me "Holt" and Shirley's icy demeanor

Shirley declared, watching

a check to disappear? She'd seen enough corny soap operas to

on," Shirle

under the table-a- a nervous habit she'd ha

k a fling with a rich heir makes you Cinderella

wins the CEO's heart, Lia thought23. But she leaned forward, her tone saccharine.

red. "I've seen dozens like you gold

ed money, I'd have demanded a prenup. But he