Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0271

Tparted my lips but couldn't find my voice Just then, the door to the

private dining room was hung open, and before he even walked in, I could aready smell his familiar scent

Nicholas gaze lingered on me for a few seconds

ore he turned to Marcus and sneered. "What exactly are you implying, Mare? That I am somehow beneath the standards of your family?"

I was his ex-wife, after all. So, when Marcus insulted me, he was basically

insulting him as well.

He kicked the chair aside, adjusted his trousers, and sat down. He wrapped his arms around my waist and forced me to sit on his lap while he looked at Marcus with a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes. Marcus stiffened, his expression growing solemn. "Nick, you know I didn't mean it like that. But this is about my family, and he's my younger brother. I just can't-"

"Marc!" Nicholas cut him off. "What you're worried about won't happen. Some things are set in stone, do you understand?"

I don't want to see my younger brother involved with a woman

my outward composure belying the tempest within. It wasn't as if being

in Nicholas' eyes. "Ariana is and always will be

are you on about?" I struggled with all my might, but he

from his seat. "Nick, I hope you can resolve your family issues. soon. I'm not going to risk my younger brother's future over this."

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Nicholas hands suddenly slipped

my legs before placing me on his He then leaned in, trapping me between the dining table and his arms, his

felt humiliated because the way he was handling me reminded me of Claudia. I wasn't his stepsister. I wasn't the one who liked to cling to him affectionately. Even though we had been through so much together, Claudia was always a thom in my side. Every time I thought about her, I felt like I couldn't breathe. "Let go of me! I don't

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against me, his breath growing warmer. What

abruptly wrapped

around to face away from

His voice was husky as he