When Felix returned home, he found the sprawling suburban house still ablaze with lights.

Carol was planted on the couch, lost in ssion the TV.

He draped his coat over the armchair and turned to the nanny with a question.

"Did she have dinner yet?" "Mrs. Brown wasn't feeling hungry," the nanny replied.

His gaze shifted to Carol. Even with his return, she didn't spare him a glance.

A pang of sourness hit his heart, but he pushed it down and took a seat beside her.

"Why aren't you hungry?" "I wanted to call Maja about something." He shot a look to his assistant, who immediately fetched Carol's cell phone.

Carol stood up and walked

Nathan flashed on the screen -

low, and held the phone to her ear. Felix's voice, laced with

just to keep her tied to me, so I can torment her whenever I want. She can never be rid of me." Carol stared blankly at the screen; her fingers were stiff as

indication, hurriedly sent over

really doesn't

than anyone that Felix

with Nathan, feeling uncertain about causing such a stir. But

want to remain shackled to a man whose only intent was

she had thrown up again that evening,

after birth and then marry her? That was Felix's plan - calculating even a child into his schemes.

ruthless, he would never have

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