Almon summoned Hale back to the Montgomery ancestral mansion for an emerg

or executives and branch elders, the mood a

lution onto the mahogany surface, gl

oup's stock price, the board has voted to temporarily freeze five percent

his lips into a smug smile

ng at the Montgomery family today. Hale really

long legs crossed, not even bothering to lift his eyel

le doors, "pack your things and get out of the ancestral estate. Until you be

pers of his relatives, Hale stood up, buttoned his suit

t asphalt streets, Colin glanced

rin Oriental hotel tonight, or th

rubbing the tight bridge of his nose for

penth

s, whenever he returned late at night, a warm yellow sconce was always lit in the foyer, with warm honey lemon water

the glow of the city skyline and walked into the open kitchen for water, sto

usse cake, with neat French script piped on a white choco

from scratch the day before her car crash. Now, the edges of th

d glass dome, feeling a dull, suffoc

side service door carrying a thick ca

. "These are the personal belongings Ms. Idella left behind.

ks of notebooks. He flipped open the top one and saw pages filled with her handwr

migraines, prepare deca

ights, check that the study soun

inks, never let him drink more tha

rst year to slightly shaky in recent months, with a

the island, Bi

ing to simmer stomach-soothing porridge for you and prepared hangover m

traight at Hal

rmy nights when her own body hurt so badly she could barely get out of bed, she

until the veins on the back of his hand bulged, his

spoiled, rock-hard cake, and shoved it into his mouth. The sour, dry cream tasted awful on his tongue

unishment coldly, B

urt requires your final seal to close the di

the marble counter, his bloodsho

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