The Heiress and the Four Brothers

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orrow, will y

smile that did not reflect the weakness of his body. Even with a pale face and

and holding the teacup suddenly felt too hea

corpse," I said after sipping the tea, t

lips. "Good idea," he commented. "Who

"You're being overly dramatic, Reggie. Your he

man just wants me

id not expect there to be a tremor in my v

ll you in between your busy sch

ilently. For some reason the turtleneck I was w

about for years was suddenly brought up. And that meant, I knew that our conversation was reall

ur decision in the first place,

you ever

it. And more often than not, it was in the form of my gratitude. "I told

leaned forward. "But another reason is that it's as my penance. On the

at would be the answer to my

could forget but

e?" I snapped, which m

gh their bodies. Four men who don't even know each other-and have never met me u

joking

ie leaned back in his chair, exhaustion evident on his face. "And they're

n his younger days was an adventurer, a love adventurer to be more precise, a womanizer who captured the hea

." I emphasized my voice, before finally remembering

ng casually. "They know you're my adopted daught

leaned closer, looking at him sharply. "They must

chuckled, but a cough foll

and legacy. Money and power. They'll be battling each o

you come in," Regg

ion, as if calling me to jump out of there and leave this no

You've been a Blackwood longer than any

s getting heavy. "So, what d

t them kill each other

's ma

rself. They'll be here in a few hours, and I don't want this fi

my eyes again, Reggie was leaning back casually in his chair,

is time. However, one thing I was sure of was that

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o of the Blackwood family said that the "

and a serious face, was dressed perfectly in a suit like a CEO. His dark blonde hair was neatly combed back, while his

eyes revealed a hesitation that he could not hide, as if he was unsure of how to behave. He w

he was a counterbalance in the midst of this tension. He was wearing a plain white shirt with the top two buttons undo

se gaze than the others. There was a mixture of anxiety and tension that was hard to explain there, but I felt like there was a part of him that wanted to

I was curious-curious to death-about Reggie's appearance when he was younger. Because, gosh, just look at his four sons: they're

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