from his forehead while ordering technicians to

dam Eleanor Conrad's VIP ward. Inside, the eighty-year-old matriarch sat uprig

gery-I already signed the authorization form! Take every penny out of my

his trouser pocket, his face unreadable. "Grandmother, I already

leanor slammed her cane down hard, her chest heaving. "If that little girl hadn't throw

n fist yet refused to let any woman near him. "She went blind saving me, and her greedy fos

best recovery team in the country and buy her an apartm

pocket change!" Eleanor reached into a hidden compartment of her wheelchair and s

e not legally married before your thirtieth birthday, forty percent of you

ghtly. "Are you using my i

put her name on the Conrad family register, a

about her. This was an accident, no

ish a notice disowning you, donate all my shares to charity, and move i

. "Mr. Conrad! Madam Eleanor just recovered from a heart attack! H

tight fist, his knuckles turning white a

If I don't see a marriage certificate from City Hall befor

eclan yanked his silk tie off and shoved it into his coat pocket, his ja

the neighboring suite

e sweater provided by the nurses. Holding a white folding ca

er, she had overheard them whispering ab

llars, nor did she want to become a charity

he polished marble floor as she felt her w

a pair of handmade leather shoes, and she walked straight

clan's deep voice dropped from above her head. "In the