Pampered by the Ice-Cold Billionaire

silent for a moment before dialing t

"Arrange a dinner for me tonight

, "Understoo

rk stood before the floor-to-ceiling glass windows wearing a crisp

ishop left the country. She had burned all their photos together and thrown

never see each other

s and whispered s

at, resting until Bucky announced, "We'v

at the estate before her, she froze. Her delicate b

she hasn't seen you in three years and asked

If not for Grandfather Bishop's eightieth birthday, she likel

outside the country-she was willing to spend

Bishop was descending the stairs; seeing Chloe standing

finally willing

the airport to see her off. Chloe's eyes back then had been hollow, drain

week away back then. Knowing she couldn't undo w

act with everyone, not even logging

led David Bishop needing a large sum of money,

years, Kate Bishop-now a married wom

with elegant orchids at the collar, its hi

urled tips dyed a warm chestnut, accentuating her rosy, alabas

s, radiating the gentle poise expect

tly, lacking the playful so

s, Kate Bishop took Chloe by the

antly thinner-so thin

heartache, "Was life in C

anyone asked about her time in California, th

e was. If Chloe didn't want to t

Go upstairs to the guest room and rest for a bit. Once you w

to the second floor. Having visited the Stark Manor often in the past

er, blew her hair dry, and laid down on the

s usual, plagued by the same