“Am I to marry you and reduce the person I love to my secret lover? Is he to be the despised scandal?” I scoffed at Tobey in disgust.
“I think that’s a little extreme, Ms. Tanner. Besides, you missed my point entirely. What we’re doing is going to benefit both of us. After we get what we want, we can always get a divorce. You need to learn how to fully utilize all the resources available to you. Being stubborn won’t get you anywhere. Trust me.”
because the smile on his face had vanished. “Do you actually think someone as aggressive as your mother would let you back out of this? You
worth standing your ground for. And that’s my mother you’re talking about. Do you think she’s going to do anything that would hurt her own daughter? If you’re looking for an arranged marriage, I’m afraid that you’ve come to the wrong person, pal. I will never consider an arranged marriage, and I couldn’t care less about inheriting the Goldstein fortune. Do you
How boring, stupid, and unattractive of you.”
couldn’t protect the one he loves? You treated her like
turning to see Christopher with Dylan in hand, I skipped over excitedly
happened to be having our Thanksgiving dinner here too.” Christopher gave me a warm smile before pulling up a chair next to Tobey. He then raised a brow at the man and
offended, Tobey’s eyes hardened and narrowed into slits as he glared at Christopher. “I think that’s quite an exaggeration, Mr. Lane. Besides, this is between Eve and me. An outsider like you should
Christopher and I exchanged looks before laughing out
here is my aunt. She’s already married to Uncle Christopher. Don’t you know that? It seems like you’re the outsider here,
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