Chase's lips twitched with a barely contained smirk. "Hey, if I can become a dad without breaking a sweat, I'm all for it. Not like you, busting your hump for months on end and still no bun in the oven. I'm starting to think it's not Clara's issue. Maybe you're not up to the task."

lan laughed off Chase's jab with an easy grin. "If you are up to it, where is that kid of yours, huh?"

"Who said anything about wanting to be a dad? I'm just showing some friendly concern, unlike you-cold-hearted and callous."

"Well, you stick around and show all the concern you want. I'm out. Gotta go home and test out the New Year's present my wife got me." Ian dangled a pair of cufflinks in front of Chase, his face the epitome of smug satisfaction.

Chase couldn't help but scoff, "You act like you've actually got a wife to spend the holidays with. Last I checked, you got kicked to the curb. What's there to be smug about?"

"I've got a present, and you don't. That's reason enough for me."

man. Let me see that

at an auction. 'The Violet Kiss' symbolizes

and you're still

"Buzz off!"

tonight. My grandpa kicked

dark sedan, his gaze on them malevolent and calculating. A cold sneer played on his lips, "Didn't expect the

inquired from the front, "Boss, Edwin's onto the fact that Heidi is a fake. If this blows up, she's a

pawn. Expendable. But this real daughter... now she intrigues me. She could be the perfect

cunning as his hands unconsciously

arrived in Riddleton. She and Sasha went straight to Riddleton General

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