The Darling of the Paranoid Tycoon by Cheryl Rice

Chapter 172

Harriet appeared to ponder for a moment before naively saying, ” Milton wanted to give me 5% of the Carlson Group’s shares, but I declined.”

“Is that all?” Delbert’s eyes flickered.

‘Didn’t Milton mention anything else?’ He wondered.

“Yes.” Harriet nodded emphatically.

Delbert seemed to relax, and he pulled her into a tight embrace.

She looked up, dazed by his affectionate gaze.

He gently lifted her and positioned her on his lap.

Then, Harriet heard Delbert whisper in her ear, “If you want those shares, they’re yours. You don’t need to worry about my feelings.”

He didn’t want her to make sacrifices for his sake.

And through that, he could tell that Milton was testing both Harriet

and himself.

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grooming Delbert for power, he was wary of the

Delbert as

shares. I only want you,”

too,” Delbert said,

and gently laid her on the bed, his captivating eyes quietly watching her.

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night fell, the atmosphere grew increasingly

unwrapped from its bandages, and

after another, she felt profound heartache and self-loathing for her own

but also caused her to lose her first child. The doctor even told Bessie that Nora’s womb was severely damaged, and she might never be able to have children again.

report it to the police because Vernon threatened her with

could only swallow her pride.

her to hate Lula and

Harriet even more.

led her onto that ill-fated ship, how could she have

across Nora’s face, running from the corner of her eye to the

mouth.

large centipede writhing on her

the severe damage to the corner of her eye, she could barely open