Rejected By My Ex, Desired By His Father

ng, Joslyn said coldly, "If you keep fo

arp voice still carried through it. "Joslyn, you ungrateful

ed her eyes and to

oing to face karma,

kicked off her heels, dropped onto the

ntinue showing up and causing trouble without end. A dull headache thr

in. An unfamiliar local numbe

el

onnor Newman. If you have tim

ewman family, a legendary figure in Dafson's

one like him w

opted, Brandon was a Newman by blood from the very beginning. Josly

Emotionless. So distant that people were afraid to approach him. A man

ould afford to offend. She didn't even

e window in a dark gray suit, every button f

erson. His features were sharp and refined, his jawline clean and elegant, and a pa

ing herself, she finally asked, "What di

e up with

er. Like most wealthy parents, he was probably here to clean up his adopted s

ou don't have to be. We've already settled everything

ssible to read. "Miss Clark, I'm not here becau

thought she'd heard him wrong.

cross the table. "I'm serious. This is a draft

ghts immediat

billionaire. Thirty-five years old. Unmarried. The unreachabl

marry him? A woman his adop

he asked

d your professional record is excellent. More importantly, I'm interested in you. I admire how rational and ambitious you are. You know exactly how to use the resources around you to y

slammed hard ag

r been built on love alone. He knew how ambitious and pragmatic she wa

nt. Money. Resources. Status. Even the chance to get back at Brandon. In return, I'l

imit to this marri

n family has never been the one to initiate a divorce. Unless

f we can't

as you fulfill your role as Mrs. Newman and don't cross my boundaries, you'll rece

before asking carefully, "What exa

paused briefly before continuing, "And there will be a normal married life between us. I'm a healthy man with normal physical needs. Before marriage, I

year age gap between us." Joslyn was trying to remind him th

slightly. "So you're worrie

d he managed to twist an ordinary conve

ead across her face, and something

you want. On top of that, I'll transfer ten million dollars into your account every month, and all of Newman Group's resources

d've been overwhelmed by terms like these, even if the enti

e to think about

ight leaves tomorrow night, and I'll be gone for a we

then suddenly paused and tu

times over. And the things he could never give you, I can giv

orward, and the conditions were generous to the point of being unbelievable. Ten million dollars transferred to h

ulfill her responsibili

the file and turned t

mered across the river like a dream, bright and

her past. She could gain financial freedom, step across the invisible lin

lder than her. A man she barely knew. A man

onship. Their differences in status, power

eally wo

wnstairs earlier that day, their gr

in the restaurant, speaking to her as if he were g

living cautiously every single day while try

fell asleep at her desk, only to realize she still couldn't cr

of carefully watching everyone's expressions. Tired of being weighed,

The tip hovered above the paper

lly going t