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.

“What’s the matter, can’t remember your

her phone. If she was picked up from Rosewood Manor, the news would

health to threaten lan, who clearly couldn’t do anything.

face was burning with humiliation, her grip tightening on her

was smeared with tears. “Holden, can’t

“If you’re pissed that I brought her to Rosewood Manor, I promise you that I’ll never

Carlene any further; after all, she was a friend he’d known

Maria,

in the evening, but now

about Selena’s doings, but after

had an errand to run, and she’s out.”

turned to

compromising because of you, not because of the Shepard family. If the

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

low blow, leaving Carlene

lean on lan, but remembering Holden’s

pressed together,

now the most powerful person in the

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