LOGINIan raised an eyebrow. “I wasn’t drunk last night. I was completely sober.“Sweetheart, I knew exactly what I was doing. I have been aware of my feelings for you for a long time. I just kept holding them back. But last night, when you hired those male escorts and leaned into that man’s arms, I could
Mia’s expression hardened. “Ian, what kind of thing is that to say? Who I date is none of your business.”“Fine.” Ian gave a short, cold laugh. “None of my business.”His face remained dark as he walked out. From that day on, he never returned to the Quinton estate.Mia did not see him for more than
Mia’s relationship with Ian had changed completely. Somewhere along the way, she had become the one doing the bullying.If she was upset, she would pinch or swat him without hesitation, and Ian would only grin and call her “Little Princess” or “Miss Trouble,” never once fighting back.Later, Mia was
By the time Ian was eighteen and in his senior year, his life was too busy with schoolwork to waste time picking on his stepsister. It had been a long time since he had teased Mia.The high school and middle school buildings were close to each other. That afternoon, he and a few classmates walked to
Lester was often away from home.In the beginning, whenever Mia was bullied by Ian, she would run to her mother, Sharon, in tears. But as a stepmother, Sharon felt she had no authority to discipline Ian. For the sake of keeping the household peaceful, she chose to turn a blind eye and never told Le
The first time Mia met Ian, she was only nine years old.Her mother, Sharon, held her hand and smiled brightly. “Say hello to your new brother.”The little girl tilted her head up at the tall boy in front of her, pressed her lips together, and obediently said, “Hi, brother.”The boy didn’t look the
Megan nodded. “If my dad said it, then it’s probably true.”Summer glanced at Charlotte. “It must have been your man who made the move.”Megan agreed. “I think so too. Thomas picked the wrong person to mess with, especially you. He even made threats. Knowing Sean, there’s no way he’d let that slide.
Sean let out a low, muffled laugh.Charlotte laughed too. Then, in a soft voice, she began to sing:“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray. You’ll never know dear, how much I love you, please don’t take my sunshine away…”Her voice was light and gentle, barely
“Fine, she won,” Sean thought.In that moment, every principle he held crumbled. He was completely and utterly defeated.Sean reached up and tapped on the privacy divider.The driver understood immediately. He turned off the main road, guiding the car down a quiet, secluded lane. A few minutes later
In the presidential suite on the top floor of a luxury hotel in Stanley City, Zoe was dressed in a black lace slip dress and black stockings. Her hair was twisted into a low bun over her left shoulder, with one loose strand falling across her chest. She looked sultry, alluring, and deliberately sed







