Braydon

your wife," Ca

aydon's eyes. "That's n

e went

od exactly w

Jacob. They talked about the things she had

and married Braydon instead.

ldn't tell him t

e before this one. She also couldn't admit she had seen how well Vivian liv

Caroline finally looked at him and

ntering the room, Braydon

e or support the Palmer family? But you're different. Nobody in Praginia dares t

me out direct

before chuckling. "So that's why yo

's ri

ause you

barely know each other, Braydon. It'd be stra

minutes to convince me this marriage should stay. If you fail, I'

r since her father died, the Palmer family

ily pushed so hard for this marri

now, the Palmer family w

keenly aware

the Lewis family and the Lloyd family through marriage. She wanted

then. Her attention stayed fixed on Jacob alone

change both the Palmer f

Caroline finally spoke. "The

n's eyes disappeare

state development. My family background makes the cut. I'm good-looking, and I won't stick my nose into your affairs with other

ression darkened slightly, but

ent." Caroline slowly stood from her chair. "I hope

ine didn't stay another second. She tur

eps. "She couldn't have actually known that, could she? How could

n had never be

already been reserved f

y for shopping and parties

on anything about finance,

ked up the documents scattered across Bra

ge? And she already secured admission for graduate school? If she was t

g the study, Caroline

s wife, the president per

what can I as

xty million dollars,"

he president into si

er family. On top of that,

houldn't have needed a loan f

"the interest rate for this amount won't b

owance. I only need the money because I want to buy him a gift at the auction. Please don't b

red up the confusion

efore marrying into the Lewis family. To ordinary people, sixty million dollars wou

no reason to hesit

e while earning interest at the same ti

y, Mrs. Lewis. I'll kee

"What about th

t process. We'll complete the contract online,

," Carolin

ended t

a piece of land in the east of the city. Right now, the place cou

f "Mrs. Lewis" because it allowed her to bypass the bank's asset verificati

, Caroline received

"Caroline, are you free ri

resting in the garden bene

tell you f

t. Come

line already understoo

d regretting

hour later, Vi

, while her pale face and swollen eye

y made Caroline

sed, yet Vivian was alr

ressed her lips together befo

oline motioned toward

an lowered herself into th

ned stretched across the recliner beneath the sunlight,

back anymore. "Caroline," she s