ourtney slid into the passenger seat, the scent of expensive leather offered no comfort. Her eyes immediately fell on the dashboard. The commemorative ce

stomach. Catching her gaze, Jordan

blatant disrespect. "Don't look so tragic. We both know you have nothing and n

old Courtney would have meekly swallowed the humiliation. But the old

her voice smooth as glass. "I could give up the position of your wife right now witho

wl. The rest of the drive was consumed by a rigid, hostile si

amily's sprawling Hamptons estate. Courtney handed her coat to the valet an

t the table, her lips pursed in a permanent state of disapproval. She g

seat beside Jordan. A servant i

are against porcelain. Richard, at the head of the table, attempted to smoo

ichard announced, his booming baritone accustomed to ab

om his plate, his b

voice full of calculation. "He is notoriously difficult to please and rarely makes alliances. You need t

Rich. The notoriously unapproachable billionaire who also happened to be her new husband

said smoothly, completel

e in silence, cutting her filet mignon into small, precise pieces. She

leared, Catherine set down

air. "Now that business is out of the way, perha

eyes fixed on Cour

d still, no heir. I must say, for a woman who brought nothing to th

ant, so cruel, that th

aiting for him to defend her

away, a small, cruel smirk playing on his lips. He was

the last frayed thread of

placed her silver knife and fork together on her plat

ye was

deliberate sip of the deep red Bordeaux, and

ly level, perfectly clear, and it slic

nship. "If you're so eager for a grandchild, perhaps you should be asking your

the silence like a st

instantaneous a

st. Her perfectly made-up face went slack wi

the table, red wine sloshing onto the pristine white tablecloth like a splash of bl

shattered. The smirk vanished, repla

and surging to his feet. He pointed a trembling

ined seated, the picture of calm. A f

y. "Or would you prefer I show

eechless, his mouth opening and closing like a fish. He wa

ashed was beautiful. For the first time in five years, she felt po