ce was completely unexpe

s stunned for

since the term "wild man" had

s Daisy, unfamiliar with Frances, was bewildered yet am

xuded a level of maturity and re

ers, a narrow wai

commanding atten

tain. Why is no one speaking n

f Miss Moore's engagement to his son, I saw her dressed lightly in the rain and, out of goodwill, offered her some care.

ulness of his words. With his statu

stood

ently and had warned him to behave himself, even pl

ement, it would open doors to New York Cit

have pre

worse, if it ruined their business de

ing. I was merely having a minor disagree

it's good that we've cleared it up. Angela, really,

. "I did. No o

e to correct

no longer yo

rsed in

outside his hotel for a glimpse, all to no avail. The fact t

luck had Angela st

x, and yet, Angela sho

s hastily pulled his daughter forward. "Dai

ftened her voice. "

aughter, Daisy, whom I'

President Moore." Frances' e

quet for my daughter soon. If you're still in San

said n

ween the father and da

ter, he remarked

inned obsequiously. "Everyone says

dded. "Equally la

.

s another woman's fiancé?" Frances' sharp gaze bo

ever lived together before, yet you're

anners is

d-going against Frances was

ng someone as imposing as F

arents for help, her eyes flustered a

only p

s telling

with Daisy and no r

y could afford to offend. Plus, they weren't certain of the facts-if they d

d. He had see

ad he

"It's true. I saw i

istant overheard the conversation about the coat

iven Mr. Wil

dn't care for gos

y wouldn't stoop

No wonder Angela is furious a

aking around with Daisy for a while now-

their biological daughter by thro

.

ge of tears, James and his wife looked mortified,

k a few steps toward Angela. "Miss Moore, my apologies. I

sitated to meet his gaze. "It was

were to

lf, like

d appeared unhurried, his

f his stature to personally clear h

aving, he

th shameless people, manners

ela but also trampled on

, even after being humiliated, they

ended on

his father, demanding he

burst into tears as the surrounding chatter condemned her. James and his

urn home, no one from The

la went to a nearby hospital

l was nearly empty, and she sat alone

d felt heavy, and after sneezing a few times, she dro

nd of rain was a

against the back of hers-some

ly opened her eyes, catching a glimpse of

man's voice was

ely it couldn't belong

houldn't e

of the IV, Angela could barely keep her eyes open. Sh

unned to see his boss cradling her so carefully,

ll technically engaged.

p, and it wouldn't

. "Didn't you hear her earlier

cel

thing Angela cou

rgue further, afraid

frigid, but Angela was enveloped in w

e burrowed deeper

tighter, as if he ne