Abbey kept quiet, letting Elijah throw his weight around in her name.

Moss and Beck were Connor's trusted aides, so she was courteous to them, maybe a bit too much. It made them forget their place, daring to block her way. They needed a reality check. When Beck heard Elijah calling Moss a lapdog, his face turned crimson with fury. What nonsense about a marriage contract? His boss had never acknowledged such a thing.

As if Abbey could ever be the lady of the house here; she couldn't even compare to a single hair on Ms. Flora!

Beck was fuming and about to speak, but Moss pulled him back, signaling him to stay calm.

"Ms. Abbey, please don't make this difficult for us."

His tone was polite, but he didn't budge an inch.

Abbey's patience snapped, her dark eyes glaring at Moss, her voice icy: "What if I insist on going in?"

"Without the boss's orders, we can't let anyone else in."

"Hmph."

Abbey snorted, a fire building up inside her, making her stomach ache with anger.

thought of them together was like a fire burning in her gut. "Initially, I could have let it go, but now" her voice dropped, "I

determined to see

and they dared to overstep their bounds. They were just servants, and with Connor not here, she

but Moss and Beck still blocked

anger surged, her

for years and was sharp as a tack, saw this and barked,

let you

much! Teach them

were almost in tears.

even know who Moss and Beck

the White family's territory and almost set

they had to follow orders. They charged forward, throwing

the punches whistled past Beck's ear, and his squinted eyes

they could take

weren't even worth

seething from Elijah's insults to Moss, these men were perfect targets for

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