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?"

have my limits. I don't want to see my

I'm divorced?" I retorted, my outward composure belying the tempest within. It wasn't as if being divorced was

eyes. "Ariana is and

struggled with all my might, but he just held me

rose 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." With that, The stormed off. "See? No one else wants you but me. Everyone else avoids you like

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Nicholas hands suddenly slipped

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

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

on mel

me, his breath

wrapped his

to face

His voice was husky as he asked,"