f you really think you're that brave

childhood in the countryside, years of neglect from t

ing, he doubted she ha

d, Mr. Thorpe, staying at your pl

d and walked out, no

gered, leaving Jayden

spers and knowing gla

uest said quietly. "Give it a few hours - s

fter every argument, she's always the

he victim, brushed a tear away. "Jayden, don't

r as she shivered

down. "Forget it. I'll get

he window, certain of

back home, right on schedule," Jayden

probably for the best. Oh, and the Curtis family is hosting a banquet t

want, Marissa." His tone softened as he leaned closer. "The Curtis family's looking

om all sides, fueling

s graduated top of her class from Frahmont School of Medicine, an

offered a gentle smile. "I'll giv

Healer had vanished years back, leaving behind only a

mily's trust had becom

.

Villa, Cathy quietly

r, so she gathered only her essentials - he

point, and final. Divorce papers bore her signature, ink d

t back," Cathy said quietly, voic

, she slipped out into the ni

behind the wheel, a woman with her hair twisted in a sleek bun jumped o

hree years is long enough. It's time to reclaim you

s an orphan who had survived the toughest years alongsi

y meant she took ev

of medical prodigy? Give me a break, Cathy. The woman's a fraud," Demi blur

- having Demi in her corner felt

"Let's get out of here. No sense dragging around o

y wasn't too late t

, then she paused, remembering something important. "Wait

a file landing i

mom's death wasn't just bad luck. There's something off about the

's brows. "Is there any way w

edy had followed - her mother l

ending her away to a remote village and s

und it harder to believe her mother'

t. The last sighting puts her at the Curtis estate. That's a

as a crime boss from Mapleley - a country that was far away fro

hy. "No matter how risky it ge

vibrated - a new message

se. Her distant, frosty father had summo

p," Demi remarked, her vo

. I've put this off long enough. It's time

the Burgess mansion. In the reception room, a stern-fa

irst you let your marriage fall apart,

"The Thorpe family run half the city's construction. Our company rel

"Go fix dinner for Jayden. Swallow your pride, say you're