"But if that's the case, will your engagement with Kieron do anything to help the situation?" Angeline looked at Lara. She couldn't help reminding, "Even if you do get engaged to Kieron, your father might just see it as an alliance with the Steele family and nothing more."After all… we all know the chances of Kieron becoming the Steele family's heir aren't high." Angeline was being polite. All Kieron wanted to do was have fun and live a carefree life. He probably wasn't even on Harrison's list of potential heirs."Yeah, not everyone's as important as Sean was…" Lara gnashed her teeth. "But I don't have any other choice. It's not like there are any other men in your family! As for the Hooper family, Nathaniel's the only choice aside from those illegitimate sons. Now, if you were a man, I definitely would've gone after you!"Now that the Lawson and Hooper families were allied by marriage, everyone could tell that the leader of Krontos' four most prominent families would be
"Ms. Lawson said that in the past, too…" Sean smiled, his gaze landing on Angeline as she approached him and Nathaniel."Shane" didn't wear glasses, and the smile in his eyes was on full display. His gaze was somewhat provocative. It was different from Sean's usual level-headedness and gave everyone the impression that "Shane" was a promiscuous playboy.Robert's expression darkened. He knew what Sean was up to as soon as the latter had shown up. Sean was setting the foundation for his future with Angeline. He wanted to stand proudly beside her, so he used his face and identity as Shane Kingston to appear before everyone who knew Sean.With his face, everyone would understand why Dexter had accidentally killed Sean when Shane was his actual target.Since Shane, who'd escaped death thanks to Sean, had the nerve to show up here, no one would connect him to the late Sean Lawson. Some would even suspect that Sean was Shane's twin.Fortunately, Robert had already asked Asher to take Y
Angeline walked over to Nathaniel with a smile. She linked arms with him and looked at Sean. "It's nice to see you again, Mr. Kingston.""Congratulations on your engagement," Sean said. He held out a hand to her."Thanks." She took it and shook it. But as she retracted her hand, he squeezed it.Nathaniel's assistant led Sean to his seat as everyone watched. Meanwhile, Kieron and Lara hurried over to Angeline and Nathaniel. Kieron exclaimed, "My God. He looks just like Sean! Are we sure they weren't twins?"Nathaniel said, "I heard from Angie how similar Shane looked to Sean, but I didn't expect them to be almost identical. I find it hard to believe they weren't related!""Oh, come on. Actors and their stunt doubles look similar, too, don't they? They can't all be twins!" Lara said. "If you ask me, I would've thought they were one and the same if not for the difference in their demeanors. Give the guy a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and he'd be Sean!""Now that you mentio
Kieron was waiting just inside the banquet hall. When Nathaniel returned, Kieron threw an arm around his neck and said, "Man, if Sean were still around, he would never have allowed you to have anything to do with Angeline!""You should stop mentioning him in front of Angeline. She didn't say it, but it's easy to see that she had shared a close bond with him. She always becomes glum at the mention of him," Nathaniel said."My, my, my. You're already starting to stand up for her," Kieron joked. "Back when you married my sister, you two were steadfast in your beliefs that the marriage was nothing more but a political arrangement and that you wouldn't develop feelings for each other."You guys couldn't bring yourselves to have a real relationship because you knew each other too well, right? Don't tell me your feelings for Angeline are changing now.""No, not really. To Angeline, having a fiancé like me will only solidify her position at Lawson Global. After all, she and Sean were b
Angeline turned to look at Sean. She'd just gotten to her feet and was about to urge him to leave when he grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her into his arms."Stop!" Her heart raced as she glanced at the door. She kept one hand before her chest and the other on Sean's shoulder."I missed you." He tightened his hold on her waist and pulled her closer to him."Sean!" Angeline warned in a lowered voice. The palm she had on Sean's shoulder was clammy with sweat."I'll leave after a kiss." Sean didn't give Angeline the chance to say no. He leaned close to her and rasped into her ear, "My wife's getting engaged to someone else. It might be fake, but I do need to be appeased."Or… would you rather I have my way with you here now? You should know I've been holding myself back since we parted—that's a long time." He pressed a hand behind her waist, his insinuation clear.Angeline's ears turned red, and she caught his wrist. "Sean, stop!""Kiss me, then. Five minutes is a
Sean's breathing mingled with Angeline's. The only sounds in the room were of their breathless pants and their tongues dancing with each other.He kissed her with everything he had—he was aggressive and forceful. It made her head spin and her tongue go numb. Only then did he release her.Sean pressed his forehead to Angeline's and wiped the tears at the corners of her eyes as he gasped for breath. He looked down at her lips, which were red and swollen from his ministrations. He asked huskily, "Do you want more?"She shook her head, knowing that things would get out of hand if they were to continue. She pushed him away, her hand feeling it was made of jelly. "Keep your promise…"Sean tucked some loose strands of hair behind her ear and said in a low voice, "I had to find a proper reason to cover up my trip back here. My parents' accident happened here, and the police found something, so I had to come back to check it out."If everything goes smoothly, I might be able to end all
Charlotte turned to look at Wanda tearfully. She kept shaking her head, saying, "You know how I've been by Ms. Dalton's side 24/7 these days because she can't be left alone. I didn't even dare sleep! I was just exhausted…"I thought that after yesterday's press conference, Ms. Dalton would do as you said and stay out of the public eye for the time being before coming across the right opportunity to make a comeback. I didn't expect her to sneak out!"Wanda knew Charlotte had been put through the wringer recently and also how attentive she'd been to Ingrid. She quickly wrapped an arm around Charlotte's shoulders and patted her back soothingly before looking at Ned.Wanda said, "Ingrid has a mind of her own, Mr. Fletcher. We can't possibly predict her every move, and if she was determined to sneak out and crash Ms. Lawson's engagement party, what would we be able to do about it?"Wanda was truly incensed this time. "If you're so worried about her causing trouble, why don't you wat
Angeline stepped out of the elevator, flanked by her bodyguards. Then, she noticed a box at her doorstep. She recalled Kieron telling her that he'd given her and Nathaniel an engagement gift and that it had been delivered to Nathaniel's apartment at Grand Court Residences.She wondered if the delivery guy had mistakenly placed it outside her door.The bodyguards immediately guarded Angeline. One of them stepped forward to open the box cautiously. Inside lay a sketchbook and a ring box, which lay open. There was a pink diamond ring inside.When he saw it was at least nine karats, the bodyguard knew it had to cost a fortune. He wondered whether it was a surprise Nathaniel had prepared for Angeline, so he turned to Angeline and asked, "How should we deal with this, Ms. Lawson?"As soon as Angeline saw the ring, she knew who was behind the gift—it was Ned.The summer after their SATs, Ned had followed Angeline back to Anne's place. He'd secretly drafted designs for a ring and told A