Chapter 296

Holden ambled over to the couch and plonked himself down. Maria instantly beamed and brought him a cup of coffee. Holden took it and leisurely lifted the cup. When he spoke, his voice boomed.

“Ms. Shepard, you must know that lan has married already, right? I gifted Rosewood Manor to Maja as their love nest. You hustling over here, didn’t the Shepard family teach you about shame and decency?”

“Holden, I…”

“Zip it!”

Holden put down his coffee, his piercing gaze drilling into her.

“Now, you’re going to ring your parents. I want them to come pick you up from Rosewood Manor themselves. If they didn’t teach you not to play the mistress, I’ll school you on it tonight.”

Carlene’s eyes instantly welled up, tears spilling down her cheeks.

lan sat off to the side, his brow deeply furrowed.“Carlene was just here for a visit.”

“You shut up as well!” Holden slammed his hand on the table, his eyes narrowing. “lan, if you utter one more word, I won’t cooperate with any more hospital treatments.”

lan’s heart clenched, and he immediately clammed up.

the

Rosewood Manor, the news would spread like wildfire in Greenfield the

using his own health to threaten lan, who clearly couldn’t do anything. If Holden fell ill, no one could shoulder

burning with humiliation, her grip tightening

was smeared with tears. “Holden, can’t you…”

to Rosewood Manor, I promise you that I’ll never do

didn’t want to embarrass Carlene any further; after all, she

to Maria, and said, “Where’s Maja?”

evening, but now she

about Selena’s doings, but after all,

Pennyfeather had an errand to run,

turned to

If the Shepard family pisses me off again, they can forget about doing business in Greenfield. Ms. Shepard, realize who you are. Maja

her, so you’re just a woman disrupting others‘ marriages. Your mom acted this way.

was a low blow,

lan, but remembering Holden’s words,

lips were tightly pressed together, drawing blood.

past. So she felt at ease. But now the most

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