Lahat ng Kabanata ng Beneath His Cold Vows: Kabanata 241 - Kabanata 250

Ice into the shaker. Gin. Vermouth. Metal striking metal. He poured, strained, and dropped an olive into the glass. Set it in front of me. I lifted it. The gin burned cold down my throat. I set it back on the bar. Around me, the room kept moving. Conversations rose and fell. People shifte

Edward's POV Your name is on the door. Mine is in the foundation. My chest tightened at the thought. Her words from the bar still sat in my throat like broken glass. Richardson was talking beside me. Singapore expansion. Quarterly projections. His mouth moved through numbers that should have mat

When did I stop being yours? Board members were engaging her more than they were engaging me, asking her questions, listening when she responded with that sharp intelligence that never needed charm to make its point. Daniel navigated the room with quiet authority, steering every exchange without e

Daniel's posture straightened beside me. I didn't need him to intervene. "Edward values control," I said. Soft. Precise. "There's a difference." Lucy's face drained of color. "You don't know him the way—" "The way you do?" I smiled. Small. Brittle. "No, Lucy. I suppose I don't." Let them hear

The silence extended. Longer. No one defended her. No one spoke. Mitchell leaned back in his chair, someone who'd heard enough. Catherine's attention had already moved elsewhere. Edmund wouldn't even look in Margaret's direction. It was over. Whatever Margaret had tried to claim, whatever po