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."

smiled, ruffling Keen's hair affectionately as he probed for news about

with the Williams

me


your mom keep you company?" Foreman

time, she'll cook for me herself," Keen replied. "But when she's busy with work, I

"And what about Joshua? Does he spend more time with you or your

"Mr. Joshua says this place isn't as safe as back home-there are a lot of

the conversation, digging for more details about

he listened to Keen's chatter, the more his anger

Stella into his arms not long ago, Foreman had

went to change clothes, Joshua had offered

out of line for a bodyguard and his

crisis crept

using his bodyguard status to get close to Stella, winning her trust and affection behind

Stella

trust-what came


she fall

you will, Joshua's looks

to take care of

clear-he couldn't wait

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