ss the thick carpet and stopped agai
in his eyes had boiled over into fury. He kicked the toy aside, closed the distance be
ground out, the veins on the back of h
s arm, making her frown, thou
ce papers and stop t
ard until their noses
f the Montgomery board is at a critical stage, an
ugh, her voice cutting st
the board of directors.
for any weakness they could use against him. The older shareholders valued the appearance of a united family almost a
e Candice's trench coat pocket began to
ice's face. That particular ringtone belonged only to her twins, Leo and Maya. The
s's grip and shoved her hand into her pocket,
demeanor. His brows drew together a
sed her thumb across the top half of the g
caught a clear glimpse of the flashing name o
ul unicorn toy flashed back into his head, and a vicio
ching out to snatch th
alling? A
hone tightly against her chest, glaring
my priv
had already begun filling in the worst possibilities. The more desperately she guarded the phone, the harder it beca
o a freezing pitch. "Mrs. Montgomery, you had be
the call, Leo would start worrying and asking Ellery where she was. She
cing pulse to slow down as she looked
f the board until you secure control," she said, lay
studying her face to ga
eres in the other's private life," Candice added quickly. "Once you t
h his bloodstream. But he also knew that refusing her offer could push Candice to expose their marital problems publicly, handi
ce, he forced a single word
in
nd, walked swiftly out of the master bedroo
before driving his fist into the wall beside him. Pain shot through his
let out a long, shaky breath. Leaning her back against the wooden door, she swiped the green bu
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