Take My Fiancé, I Take The Empire

open. It slammed against

flushed a deep, ugly purple. He had completely abandoned t

ing finger directly

ian just told me what you did! You bullied Isabelle to the point of a

rd, picked up her delicate porcelain teacup from the saucer, and to

He stepped forward and slammed his open hand aga

Robert demanded, his chest heaving. "I will not have

ven open her mouth to

r-tipped cane and slammed it d

ac

olitical bluster vanished in a millisecond. He froze,

steady. "Lower your hand, Robert. Before I have es

bed nervously. He instinctively took a step

tantly shifting to defense. "Lillian is

burned with disgust. "And yet you act like a weak, henpecked fool defending a

n has done her best! She raised Eleanor and Arthur a

ched over to the side table, picked up

bank transfers proving Lillian had been bribing private tutors to let Arthur fail his exams. "You thought my recent deployment of the forensic audit team was merely to review the quarterly estate budge

d across the highlighted numbers. The blood drai

n has been actively sabotaging the legitimate Sinclair he

Lillian would never do such a thing. These... these must be a

ily on her cane, but her physical p

reputation for the sake of a scheming second wife," G

ets out... a family scandal right before the midterms would ru

ere practically glowing with fury. "A scandal i

e and pointed it d

e with the spine to protect this fami

His breathing was shallow. He realized, with crushing clarity, tha

Eleanor. "You will stay away from the Beaumont gala. I forbid you from goi

adjusted the cuffs of her jac

resence," Eleanor informed him coldly. "If I

ther. He knew he could not afford to offend the Bea

Lillian, Robert. You will deal with your wife. Or I wi

of his body was absolute. The threat of losing his

to look Eleanor in the eye. Hi

. "We are reviewing the financial ledgers. You are

wave of cold pity. He was nothing but a

. She turned and walked toward the door, leaving