ilee anymore. She crossed the room, leaned down beside Alex

e world and completely oblivi

xander, open your eyes. Your housekeeper has arr

ut across the gr

uch a loyal housekeeper anyway? I heard she's been feeding

falling at your feet too. She's just a

as if she were the butt

Yvonne. "How much do your paintings go for

say anything, Bailee jumped in with a shar

t you? How much does your family hand you every

Why is that any o

make more from your allowances than I do as a so-called housekeeper. See, I m

ke, the room fell in

er's credit card struck a nerve. Jealousy flick

followed, taking a small ple

ainst hers-none of them could match what she receiv

ipped her arm under Alexander's and s

rushed over, r

the group. "Tonight's all on me. Go wild. If you spend le

gh some of the weight she

tender helped her get Alexander settled in the car. Fr

before he suddenly opened his eyes. The charm that usually hid behind those eyes w

just sat there and did nothing when

en this happened,

t her tone steady. "Do you want

a sneer. "Didn't you say yo

ion, as if he could see right throu

"Pouring you a glass of

ver enjoyed it. Every time, she coaxed and pleaded, but all h

indeed medicine-every bowl bre

even he seemed to believe he was immune to temptation. No wo

eft him too frail, and by the time he was grown, his body sim

ing to do with fear of Yvonne's influence or power. She chos

as something Alexander

, indeed!" Alexander scowled

Let's just talk about the divorce. Did you see my message? Tomorrow a

g, refusing to

one more night, and I'll be out of your life by tomorrow." A dull ache

eya agree to a divorce, but the way she spoke-

moving out of the way for me and Yvonne,

t off guard. "What a

ll what I mean," he re

him intimidate her. "If you have s

ore? You're well aware that without her, I wouldn't even let you live in this house, let alone give you unlimited access to my cards. Someone l

d heard worse over the years. That

cent she received from Tricia went straig

ent to rare herbs and remedies to detox Alexander's

r twenty-four million at an exclusive a

exander. The transformation was undeniable-suddenly,

t would take Alexander no time at all to

that she only cared about money. She figured that even if the truth stood right i

hard you forgot how to answer?" He pushe

him that she grasped how to mask her bitter

she reminded herself that she only n

g him a gentle smile. "If believing that

her seat, read

he caught her wrist and tug

she could smell the alcohol on

loseness made her tense, and she

. Scott for three years, and you've never once acted like it. Do you think our family take

ssed his mouth against hers with a

push him away, but her hands went still

empt twist deeper in his eyes, yet his body leaned in

or the way he suddenly found hims

yet he never once allowed himself to think

ew obsession with chasing after anoth

he still wanted to leave behi

Alexander treated her. He harbore

n't his cruel words that broke her this

atched at him in desperation, which only spurred Alexande