Chapter 296

Holden ambled over to the couch and plonked himself down. Maria instantly beamed and brought him a cup of coffee. Holden took it and leisurely lifted the cup. When he spoke, his voice boomed.

“Ms. Shepard, you must know that lan has married already, right? I gifted Rosewood Manor to Maja as their love nest. You hustling over here, didn’t the Shepard family teach you about shame and decency?”

“Holden, I…”

“Zip it!”

Holden put down his coffee, his piercing gaze drilling into her.

“Now, you’re going to ring your parents. I want them to come pick you up from Rosewood Manor themselves. If they didn’t teach you not to play the mistress, I’ll school you on it tonight.”

Carlene’s eyes instantly welled up, tears spilling down her cheeks.

lan sat off to the side, his brow deeply furrowed.“Carlene was just here for a visit.”

“You shut up as well!” Holden slammed his hand on the table, his eyes narrowing. “lan, if you utter one more word, I won’t cooperate with any more hospital treatments.”

clenched, and he immediately

smirking. “What’s the matter, can’t

was picked up from Rosewood Manor, the news would spread

who clearly couldn’t do anything. If Holden fell ill, no one could shoulder that

with humiliation, her grip tightening on her phone.

smeared with

Manor, I promise you that I’ll never do it again. And

any further; after all, she was a friend he’d known for many years.

turned to Maria, and said, “Where’s Maja?”

evening, but now she was missing. Had she been

spill all about Selena’s doings, but after all, she was just a

an errand to run, and

to

Ian, I’m compromising because of you, not because of the Shepard family. If the Shepard family pisses me off

marriages. Your mom acted this

last sentence was a low blow, leaving Carlene

lan, but remembering Holden’s words,

lips were tightly pressed together, drawing

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