ard it looked like he might explode. After a minute of

our point, then bring me a gra

almost slipped from her grip

wasn't about to help her. This was her problem to deal with.

hy," Laurence added

she said-either way, she was cornered. So she

estless. The moment tired him out,

t the study, both of them let

ween them, all that baby talk w

anipulative all over again. One look at

nowhere, he t

e out flat. "Funny how much it bothers

rried for three years and have never been intimate.

otent? Is that

r mistress and let her break the

at mouth of yours-too bad it stay

r that night-he should've gone a

d down, clearly

he said softly. "He'll find out eventua

nodded and agreed, right in fro

jus

is voice dripped with sarcasm. "I've got to hand it to you, though. Your methods? Way

actly what he was implying-that she was u

even get pregnant? You play the perfect son in front of him, but behind his back, I'm suddenly th

er, but before he could reply,

amille Nash-Julian's stepm

er complicated conditions. A year later, he ma

bad blood. His relationship with Camille, however, was ic

he faked a smile when she noticed Julian a

. I just got back from the hospital and didn't get to enter

the subtext was obvious; she wa

already had enough on her plate. On

adly hurt, she should've stayed at the hospital

daughter wasn't blameless.

ce darkened, and she went s

being reckless. Even if her daughter had been humili

to protect her, and now Julian had turned his bac

n thinks he can trick me again. I'm done with this. Find someone trustworthy