Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Runaway Heiress:Seven Days of Sin: Kabanata 241 - Kabanata 250

“I need to go. Wait on me for dinner Friday night.” My teeth ground together, yet my words dripped with sincerity. “Yes, Alton. I’ll see you then.” The line went dead just as the door opened. It wasn’t Ralph, but some young man, possibly younger than Alexandria. “Mrs. Fitzgerald,” he said as he p

Charli “Tell me where you are,” Alton’s booming voice demanded. I wasn’t born yesterday. If my GPS worked for Nox, it also worked for Alton. “Let me talk to my mother, or I’m hanging up.” “I didn’t realize that Columbia had a satellite campus in Rye.” He said the word like it was a backwoods Geor

“You saw the screen?” “I did.” My phone vibrated, indicating the call was sent to voicemail. Though I had no desire to answer that call or listen to the message, I knew without a doubt I’d pissed Alton off, more than usual. Not only did he think I’d hung up on him but now I’d refused to answer hi

My neck stiffened. "Perhaps you need to explain yourself. I'm not following you." "Come now. I've done my research. You're a very intelligent woman. It should be obvious to you that in the short time since the two of you met, Lennox's attention has been less on his work and more on you. There are d

Nox After my call with Charli and another with Deloris, I quietly eased into a chair near the back of the gallery. The room was near capacity with afternoon testimony before the Senate Finance Committee in full swing. From my position, I could see the backs of most of the attendees. According to Or