Haynes's brow furrowed slightly—a sure sign he was running out of patience.

Stella calmly prepared to look away.

But as if sensing her presence, Haynes turned and looked directly at her, his gaze unwavering.

The moment his eyes landed on her, something lit up inside them.

Without another word, he left Queenie's side and strode purposefully toward Stella.

Queenie had been in the middle of an animated conversation when she suddenly realized Haynes had walked off without so much as a goodbye.

The smile froze on her face.

She glanced around, only to spot Stella standing a short distance away.

A glint of coldness flashed in her eyes.

Upstairs, in one of the guest rooms, Keen cradled the gift Foreman had given him, grinning with pure delight.

"Thank you, Mr. Richards. I really like this present."

affectionately as he probed for news

been staying with the

takes me on walks around the


keep you

for me herself," Keen replied. "But when she's busy with work, I might not

flicker of calculation passed through Foreman's eyes. "And what about Joshua? Does he

Keen said. "Mr. Joshua says this place isn't as safe as back home-there

conversation, digging for more details

to Keen's chatter, the more his anger

into his arms not long ago, Foreman had found him an

at him was that when Stella went to change clothes, Joshua had offered to accompany

of line for a bodyguard and his

cold sense of crisis crept into

get close to Stella, winning her trust

was obvious Stella

trust-what came


she fall for

Joshua's

take care of

now, it was clear-he couldn't wait

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