Book Trk
Chapter 292
Chapter 292
“Let’s get Jeannie, and hit the mall this afternoon for some fancy lingerie. She mentioned she knows just the place!”
“Oh, let’s not,” Gwendolyn demurred.
“We must! I’m dialing her up right this second!”
In the bustling heart of Bayridge City downtown
In the creeping pace of the car.
Derrick was a bundle of nerves, his back drenched, breaking out in a cold sweat.
The call from the hospital that morning nearly had him collapsing in fright, worried sick that Claude might spill the beans about the
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Everything he owned could go up in smoke.
“Honey, what’s wrong?” Magnolia asked, concem lacing her voice as she sat beside him. “Did you have a rough night?”
Derrick waved it off. “Nothing, just worried about Claude. He’s awake, but only his eyes can move. I’m scared he won’t pull through”
Magnolia’s face lit up with relief. “Nonsense! He’ll get better in time. The doctors had written him off, but look, he woke up! They said he’s got a strong will to live, must be because he can’t bear to leave us!”
No! Derrick knew better. Claude was driven by revenge and had awoken with a mission to retaliate against him.
Demck shifted uneasily, tuming to Selina in the passenger seat Selina, why don’t you come with me to the office? The family business will be yours and your brother’s burden someday. Best to get a head start on leaming the ropes.”
Selina’s gaze was inscrutable as she nodded, “Thank you, Dad.”
She would not be outdone by some country bumpkin, no matter what. She had to be Mrs. Chadwick.
That was her obsession! She had to marry Howard Chadwick! No matter the cost!
Perhaps this partnership between their families could give her more opportunities to get close to Howie
Magnolia chimed in with a smile, “Why not take Skyler? You’ve always favored Selina, you have to show some love to our son.” Though she chided him, her heart swelled with joy.
Derrick’s fondness for his daughter was a good thing.
“Td rather not,” Skyler muttered, his attention glued to his phone.
any desire to share a space with Selina
He had no love for the pretenses of the business world, nor any
“Can’t you show a little ambition?” Demrick’s frustrations found an outlet as he lashed out at Skyler
He had little affection for his son, seeing him as an excess to the family. And Skyler, for his part, always seemed at odds with him, like he was born to settle a score.
Skyler let out a derisive laugh, “Isn’t my big bro enough for the family?”
“Spoiled brat!”
“Selina seems quite the go–getter” Skyler’s eyes swept coldly over Selina.
Selina quickly tried to soothe the situation, “Dad, don’t be angry. Let’s get out of the car. Mom and Skyler can head home.”
The car pulled up outside the Hamilton Group’s towering headquarters.
Derrick snorted and got out of the car, with Selina following suit.
They made their way up the elevator, straight to the CEO’s office.
Selina was seething inside, her gaze sharp and hostile.
Gwendolyn and Howard’s relationship was only getting stronger. And Skyler was u
tell if he was bluffing or not
“Selina, shut the door”
Derrick looked into her eyes, so much like his own, her spirit just as fierce.
Soft on the outside, but fiercely determined.
upsetting her with some overseas matter, she couldn’t
This was his and Angela’s own flesh and blood, the apple of his eye since birth. He wanted her to rise above the rest.
Now that Claude had woken up. Demck hesitated, wondering if he should reveal the truth of her origins to her.
“Dad?” Selina closed the door, looking at him uncertainly.