“I don’t mean to impose myself on you, but you’ve got to think about our family. And besides, is it really good for someone as naive as Miss Goodwin to live in our family?” Martha argued calmly. “Our family has a complicated background and an extensive network of influence. If you let a lady who knows nothing be the lady of the house, she’ll panic!”

“You’re overthinking it, Grandma. She and I have yet to reach that point in our relationship,” Arthur said, comforting her. “I’ve got something else to deal with, so I gotta go.”

After leaving through the door, Arthur crooked his finger at the bodyguard from earlier, who immediately came over with his head down, saying, “Young Master Weiss.”

Arthur’s good-looking face clouded over instantly. “Who allowed you to betray me?!”

“I’m sorry, Young Master Weiss, but I didn’t betray you. I saw someone when I came out of your study.”

“Who is it?”

conversation.” The bodyguard wouldn’t take the

where Emily was sitting by the swimming pool and chatting with a friend over the phone. Hearing the footsteps behind her, she looked back and hung

tell my grandma about Sophia losing my family

Artie, but it’s such a

eyes turned frosty in an instant. He warned, “There will be

but Sophia Goodwin is the most doggone person for losing such a valuable thing of yours! She’s got no idea how

ever again, or get out of my home,” Arthur said before turning around

arm in panic. “Forgive me, Artie! Forgive me, please,

arm out of her grasp in

disbelief before a surge of resentment swept over

a loud sneeze in the office. Startled, she

it up. Seeing that it was an incoming call from an unfamiliar number, she

I’m Emily Jennings. Let’s meet up!”

a moment. Then, she replied politely, “I’m sorry,

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