The Heiress’ Return: Six Brothers at Her Beck and Call

Chapter 290 Dalton’s Lies

Dalton paused, his hand lingering on the scarf he had wrapped

around Wynter’s neck.

Wynter leaned forward and assessed him with her dark gaze. When

she spoke, her voice was clear and steady. “It’s been a while since we

met, and all the time I was in the hospital, I believed your last name

was Quinnell.

“In hindsight, there were several things amiss, like Ryan’s obvious

respect for you and Mr. Lopez Senior personally escorting you to the

hospital.

“They wouldn’t go to such lengths for the Quinnells, but they would

for the Yarwoods.”

She looked at the red beaded bracelet on Dalton’s wrist. “You wear

that bracelet so often, I should have guessed who you were right from

the start.”

Dalton gently held Wynter by her arms. A light couch escaped his pale l*ps. “Sorry, I didn’t think you’d find out.”

He had such fine features. He looked innocent without his glasses, though he was still charming. As the breeze stirred his hair, Wynter couldn’t help drinking in all his beauty and aloofness.

“But I guess some things can’t stay secret forever,” he added ruefully. Smiling, he introduced himself formally, “I’m Dalton Yarwood. It’s a pleasure to meet you, my darling betrothed.”

Wynter remained level-headed as she stared at Dalton. After a long

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try to charm your way out of this. Not only did you fail to clarify my misunderstanding at the first

uncompromising edge in her voice, and

tightened. He knew this day would

come eventually.

to explain

he was her patient. Their relationship had

it was

another time

“Yes, I did lie about my identity, but

because I thought you might distance yourself from me

I was.”

Wynter frowned. “Why would I distance

about your aversion toward the

a hint of sadness in his lowered voice.”

of what she had told him before.

hair behind her ear. “Besides, I

At this, Wynter raised a brow. She never said

have many friends growing up due to my illness, so I never learned how

about my poor health tends

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as if

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to Dalton had to work to school his features into neutrality. While most of what Dalton said was true, the bodyguard

who refused to

to keep his study, where

No one could get

gentlemen of Kingbourne’s high society had wanted to approach Dalton,

was a child.

bodyguard’s gaze, Dalton

broke into a cold

pendant so that it rested