avy and restless. In the grand, mahogany-paneled library, Aidan loosened

e couldn't stand being in the master bedroom. Katlin, complaining about the new matt

r irritation gnawing at him-not guilt

and tried to focus on a stack of acquisition reports. It was useless. Beryl's face, pal

d his grandfather because she was sick in the rain, so as to get into trouble with him. So h

ed at Julian with a gentle expression. This expression belo

ther man, and a feeli

car. Aidan don't knew exactly what they were talking about. Bu

empty pockets. And Beryl, just hours after being abandoned by him, realizing she could n

id, money-d

y Katlin who deliberately informed Julian and t

fully recovered from the car accident. He quickly pulled open the botto

k, forgotten manila envelope h

New York-Presbyterian Hospit

n. A sheaf of papers sli

hree ye

s name was B

cident. The week he had slipped from a

medical jargon. And then his blood turned to ic

ered from a very serious illness, but lacked the funds for surgery. And then, a second

ect compatibility for an

ed as he read the

ral death. In exchange, Theodore Beaumont Sr. has agreed to cover all medical expenses and provide a substantial settl

Posthumous. Natural death

r mother was dying. She didn't fight to save her mother's

eath would save his life. In return, she

e could claim her prize. And once she had the Be

usea rolled

hospital-those soft, hopeful eyes. He had thought, back then,

he had fallen in love with him, that she

e thought she was a sincere person who truly cared for him. To repay her, he arranged for her to marry hi

All

other's life for a r

hosen Katlin, what was she doing? Running to the butler's

m about the ride home. "She looked so comfortable with him, Aidan. Like they'd

t. R

she was settling for the hired help.

usting," he muttered under his breath. "She let her own mo

white-knuckled fist. Then, with a violent motion, he shoved t

She was nothing. A gold-digger who had failed to hold onto

They deserved each other. Two opportu

it back in one burning gulp, and tried to e

rough the cheap blinds of Beryl's apa

Beryl, wearing an old college sweatshirt and legg

a bit . Thinking of her mother in the hospital

ult, she accidentally met Aidan, who was in a coma. After learning about his situation

our lover. Her time in this world is running out, but a lover can. I

y crossed paths

began to improve gradually. Since no organ matching or surgery was requ

until now. Although the illness isn't complete

orbell

-door neighbor, Lily Sullivan,

ed, bustling in. She was still in her fuzzy

brooding, handsome mystery man in the six-figure SUV who dropped you off last night? And why

egg onto a plate. "That was Julia

, the way he was looking at this building wasn't the way a butler's son look

membered Julian's intense gaze in the car, his low-voic

"The only thing on my mind right now is getting t

f which, did you see the news? Beaumont Group stock

anymore," Beryl said, her voice

ying face down on the t

lit up. Aid

bbed the red decline button an

ter, it started

ag

"You know he's a control freak. He's not goin

e air hissing through her teeth. She sna

" she