on and find another way to locate her daughter. She made her way back to the room as quickly as she could. "

e had worn to dinner the night before. She let her hair down while look

e taking out her suitcase. After organizing everything in the bag, Vivian s

to decide what to say to th

poor girl would have such a strict upbringing a

blem!" she tried t

me. Since it was her last day in the house, t

on her cheeks, rubbing it in to give her skin a health

slowly along the carpet, in no rush to see the arrogant man. She stoppe

me

urned. Gabe was looking out at the backyard vegetation through the glass. Vivian stud

late,

aling a chiseled jawline and angular chin that complemented his ta

nk you're going?"

e muttered:

ll giving you

nger your

e resi

e where my boss wants t

ned unmoved b

reatened, "If you don't let

iviane with his other hand. "I'm sure my esteemed friend-or rather, the

k and hung up the phone when he sa

ou to accept m

ying to keep his tone controlled. "I will not accept your resignation! You wi

on of setting her free. Mr. Welsch was a powerful man who could make her compli

asked, trying to break the silence and rid herself of

her clothes?" He c

knit fabric of Viviane's dress as he waited for a response;

t d

stand," Viv

u to sit!"

ase handle and limped to

sch asked, "Did you know that

want to use me to get back at Pietro?" Vivia

nce my wife cheated on me with your ex," he flopped int

t force me to do anything." She

ectly clear. "Your husband ran when the car crashed and escaped with my money. Rachel ab

ossed her mind that Gabriel's wife was the woman he spoke to on the phone. Tho

n argument. "I'm not elegant, and I'm not an heiress. My father was a taxi driver, and my mo

as a balle

wo kings of the Stuart dy

n't belong to an a

nded him to social differe

"I've seen your medical records." He pushed a folder with copies of all her tests across the desk. "I've alr

t after opening the folder. She had no idea

hot and went into a coma," he said at one point, studying he

there when

d down, she looked at the ultrasound image of her baby. A tear rolled down her

nge on that bastard. I can find out w

man who had everything, especially beautiful women who

e folder and touched her face, wiping away the te

s fists on the desk

mother to Elizabeth and test

niffled a

re not frigid,

d testify, but there's no

u will be my wife and the mother of my child. I expect you to fulfill your duties beh

of young girls crying because they couldn't refuse marriage but had to obey their parents' wishes to f

e man, she still didn't want to marry him. She

lence. Gabriel got up from the chair and t

is here!" Yol

room and serve a drink

and glanced at the ma

e, and her mother left very ea

t shoulder, "put a dress on Liz

stood and grab

abriel ordered. "I'll

side. Could he really carry out those threats? She wondered, wa

fugitive somewhere in the world with her daughter, Viviane decided to accept an alliance wi