t's not to your taste, just let me k

ghts and replied calmly, "No,

fred leave with

tly finished her breakfast. A

followed clos

ved her off. "You can go. I

, ma

d quiet

Unless something urgent came up, no staf

oom quickly

ated, thinking of Broderick working in

sofa, slowly scanning

g felt so

e rang. The caller

nstantly t

ne without a

rang twice befor

at his phone

dial

nd this time the

You didn't answer ea

with gentle ca

elt sick to

ith a flat, distant tone, "Oh, must'

r voice made Samuel frown

Upset about marrying i

happy. You've been through a lot. But trust me, I'll protect you. I'm gonn

want to hear

tight, jaw locked

e it and barge in front of Samuel and punch

*

lly tossed her phone aside,

inside-something heavy h

ze for

whenever Broderick got upse

er that he had some k

rol, it was like

ar swearing he'd snapped on someone again

, sooner or later, he'

sodes in that past life, Broderic

ery day back then, he had one of his w

re a massive pre

een family didn't even r

eldest, took over after their parents passed

unning a huge family business while ra

their inheritance, fend off rivals circling to

oderick didn't just

rm. Even if he had to bleed for it, h

ring his name-nobody wanted to be th

as the crashing sounds co

Leslie moved with such speed, it was

g the do

me running up too, dr

ed at the corners of his eyes glowed faintly, his expression twisted in s