His voice was laced with sarcasm as he asked, “So you think you’re more qualified to take care of a cripple like me?”

Hester’s eyes welled up with tears.

“I really care about you, Mr. Douglas.

Leonel raised an eyebrow, “You… care about me?”

Leonel repeated her words, and then shot back with a smirk.

“So tell me, what do you really like-this broken body or my deep pocket? Hester, I hired you to make Alexis believe I’ve move on, but that doesn’t mean I’m a fool.

Duefron had plenty of women like Hester.

Sure, maybe in the past, he’d have taken her out for dinner or something.

But after what happened with Anika, he was done with this type.

Even if he was single now, he wouldn’t get involved with any of them.

spent a lot to get where

wouldn’t want to lose everything or get blacklisted in Duefron for crossing the

Hester felt utterly humiliated.

used to

spoken so harshly to her like

Leonel had nailed it.

who say sweet things to you? It’s

all about

everything about me, why did

closed

dark fabric reminded him of Alexis’

a long pause, he replied coolly, “Nothing

you because you’re just

someone

Leonel asked

show, not to live with

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