#227 “You’ve Done What?”
Caroline dialed Nelson’s number with trembling hands, her heartbeat erratic and loud in her ears. She detested the manipulative plan her son had concocted, yet she knew it was a necessary evil to safeguard his future.
The weight of their shared past, filled with familial blunders and business betrayals, weighed heavily on her conscience. She felt compelled to assist, to somehow right the wrongs that had ensnared her son Alexander in this unsavory situation.
When Nelson Stone’s voice crackled through the receiver, it carried a hint of uncertainty, a rare crack in his usually composed demeanor.
“Caroline, is that you?”
“I see you still have my number, Nelson,” she replied, her voice steadier than she felt.
His laughter boomed through the phone, rich and unsettling. “I see you haven’t forgotten mine either, Caroline.
“That’s just how it turns out.”
think you can sway the fate
nearly revealed her true feelings. However, she reined in her emotions, responding with a feigned sweetness that
what prompts
the news, Nelson… you’re just as I remember. Your hair, those piercing eyes. I can’t even fathom why I’m calling…” She let her words trail off, hoping to entice him into
between them, stretching taut as Caroline held her breath, praying that he’d latch onto
began, his tone dripping with cockiness. “With
“Perhaps…”
with arrogance. “Oh, Caroline, I always knew our love wasn’t something to simply fade into
back a retort, her efforts to maintain a calm, neutral tone nearly undone
to meet. There are many unresolved issues lingering between
it won’t change anything for the Stone
voice rising in a rare display of defiance. “I want to see you. For years I did everything correctly. I obeyed my father, I allowed him to banish you, and now
your villa for dinner tomorrow night,” he conceded smoothly. “Wear
in an icy veneer of contempt that she fought
the dinner plans with Nelson, Caroline hung up the phone, her hands still trembling
night,” Caroline said, her voice a mix of determination and underlying
set on this end. The cameras are installed
of relief, knowing that every angle was covered, but the gravity
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