belle, the day you walked out of the Ashford residence, you only took a few personal belongings, so e are some important items you might’ve forgotten, Conner said.
he finished speaking, she remembered an oil painting that was left in the study that she had spent nths working on. Just finding the right paints had taken pulling a lot of strings.
1 going to the Ashford residence to get it now,” she said, arching a brow.
at she didn’t expect was for Conner to use it as leverage. He threatened, “Noelle, help the Novara poration this one time, and I’ll have it delivered to the Spencer residence.”
wasn’t naive. What he really meant was, unless she agreed to help, that painting that she had worked
for half a year would be gone for good.
lle clenched her teeth, but she had gotten used to Conner’s games by now. Otherwise, she might’ve
pletely lost it.
knew her too well. Everything in that study was something she would never let go of. Since it was all
ng in the Ashford residence, she had no choice but to go along with his request.
iner even had the nerve to sound like he was doing her a favor. He urged, “Norlle, I’m not trying to push
here. But the Cole Group is about to sign that contract. If we don’t move fast, it’ll be too late.”
ose, confident as ever. “The coffee is on me. Don’t be shy. I’ll be waiting for your good news,”
she watched him walk away, Noelle clenched her fist. Some people just had no shame at all.
rina saw a photo while she was in the ICU. It showed Conner holding Noelle’s wrist, the two of them
ing far too cozy together in a coffee shop.
one who showed her the picture was her brother, Nicholas Harper–the one who blew the family’s
une.
re was a time when the Harpers had clout in Norland, but Nicholas‘ gambling habit could drain a bank It overnight. The Harper family had grown used to the high life, and to maintain their lavish lifestyle, irina had been keeping the family afloat for years.
holas‘ face twisted with anger as he spat, “That little tramp’s got a pretty face. But that doesn’t mean can hook up with Caleb. She clearly doesn’t give a damn about her own reputation. If that’s how she nts to play it, I’ll get someone to ruin that pretty face of hers.”
orina actually agreed with Nicholas, but at this point in time, her thoughts were all over the place. She d, “If she really did go after my husband, then sure, we could go after her. But…”
rry flashed in her eyes as she looked at Nicholas, and he took a deep breath.
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He had only heard about this from Sabrina today, and it made his skin crawl. For the Ashfords to pull
something like this, they clearly didn’t care about consequences or their reputation.
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