MIL

r, Paxton, gasped wh

y,

e have you been all these years? Do you have any idea

e to answer all your ques

as we walked down the hallw

k who we have here. The prodigal daughter finally found her way back home. I

frowned as I stoo

to my father for over 15 years after my m

moved in with us. She always preferred my broth

is precious daughter is home. That old man almost lo

me and Cecilia, heading ups

he was going to say after isolating myself fo

thing. When we heard footsteps striding down the st

saw me, he frow

have left home and said nothing to y

ia la

ntment. She's a spoiled brat who has probably spent all her savings on useless things and now wants her f

t she was saying. I couldn't believe that he

ison him against me. She had him

ned and looked at me. "There's nothing that

She wasn't my mo

reathing. Being back home probably ma

o my father for 15 years, she coul

as 9 years old, she scolded my father whenever

e only girl, she feared extra attention

never got above a m

her cousin's son so that our family could

and my father was in charge of most factories, the busines

f this is going to make you happy, then I agree. I will proceed

eking some sort of approval from her. I sw

age before, so this one was

t it would protect my child from the slander that would come i

My father asked. "It's been 3 years, Camilla. How do you think that's g

my lower abdomen. "Even with the current circumstances, he and I have agreed

r gaped.

pen, and footsteps drew near. When Santino app

finally asked Santino, w

ngement, and if you're still interested in the business collabor

she was by the news. It was as if she never th

a's scheme to make sure that our business deal fails! She wants

ng. You wanted this business with Santino Banks because you want to keep

her to get away with a lot of things. I can't believe that you would all

h so much contempt before she

hen I expect nothing but the best father figure from you, and by any means, I don't expect my daughter to come crying to me because of you. Make sure that you

before he turned his bac

, and he left as well, leaving me a

ember the end of your deal. No one should know of our secret or how we even came

there's anyone who's going to break the rules that we've set, it's going to be you. Admit it

y eyes as I walked past him. "Don't be