Comeback Of The Adored Heiress

Chapter 1092:

With an irritated scowl, he muttered, “Why do you sound like my brother, always so annoying? What’s it to you if I’m drunk?”

Sober, Brody wouldn’t have dared speak to Dane that way, but emboldened by alcohol, he ignored caution—until his friends anxiously pulled him back.

“Mr. Johns, is she someone you know?”

At those words, Brody’s hazy mind finally registered the gravity of the situation, and a flicker of unease crossed his face. Dane’s sharp eyes gleamed with a controlled, menacing intensity.

“She’s my fiancée’s student.”

His words grew colder as they hung in the air.

Brody and his friends shuddered.

was

ago, was now revealed as someone untouchable. Worse still, she was under the mentorship of Susan, the Riggs

either Dane or Susan was unthinkable, but they’d managed

friends wasted no time, immediately begging for forgiveness. “Mr. Johns, we had no idea she was connected to you. It was all

the blame, pinning it on

for any

but knew his brother would make things worse if this wasn’t resolved. Swallowing his pride, he added his voice to the chorus of apologies directed

deepened Dane’s disgust,

“What do you want to

tear-streaked face to meet Dane’s steady gaze, her shock still evident. At her most vulnerable, she had silently pleaded for someone to save her. And as if answering her plea, he had appeared,

stood before

her lips and glanced at the wealthy young men begging

was still fresh in her mind, and part of her wanted the men to face severe consequences. Yet with