to the foot of the staircase before she noticed E
y, and his face looked
r Khloe to recognize tha
him of the breakfast tray, and placed
n shooting into your left shoulder or arm?"
ly surprised that she had described e
d smile. "It's nothing, really. Just old age-a few aches here and there
chance to continue. "Go get changed. I
ssible heart attack. Delayin
It'll be expensive and such a
back down. Eventu
rs for cardiovascular care, with top specialists and advanced
he waiting area with him. Meanwhile, she hurried off to take care of the payment, collec
w and packed. Khloe took one look, sp
rted, filled only with the ec
he third-floor landing when
standing against the wall with
his attention, and he raised his
eyes l
elt as though time itself
gh her mind. Seriously? Could this day possibly get any worse? Ou
at morning to accompany his father, who was
scans, he grew tired of waiting inside the stuffy loun
shed across his eyes. She'd tracked him to Elysian last night, and
arette and asked coldly, "
I brought a sick family member for a checkup
formed between his brows. Her family was ill? Apparently, the Stewarts ha
n and saying nothing, she had no interest in lingering. Wit
ai
nt voice stopped
clearly irritated
ly owns this place. Need anything-just g
onged to his family? She had assumed he was simply a successful business
ness deal. For the sake of her family, she needed to
ou're helping me out-so what do yo
like attitude with open disdain. "Stic
into the villa. That was reasonable enough. If a married couple lived separ
y. "Once I've taken care of ev
ontinued climbing the stair
of things at home first? Where had she been living since arriving in Sokmont? And who exactly was
. He pulled out his phone and call
mont," he said. "Also find out exactly how man
tes later, Simon
th unease. "You said you'd married Ms. Stewart-but
diately darkened.
s. Stewart ran away because she refused the arranged marriage. No one knows where she
g in a trembling voice. "Mr. Barton... if Ms. St
He had picked up the wrong woman at the airpo
r, the atmosphere was unbearably tense. Simon stood r
and pulled open the lo
tossed inside the day he received it, and h
picked up the document a
ey came to an abrupt stop at the names printed
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