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.”

heart clenched, and he immediately clammed up.

to Carlene, smirking. “What’s the

up from Rosewood Manor, the news would spread like wildfire in Greenfield the next day. She’d lose all

his own health to threaten lan, who clearly couldn’t do anything. If Holden

face was burning with humiliation, her grip tightening

with tears. “Holden, can’t you…”

Manor, I promise you that I’ll never do it again. And I’ll personally apologize to Maja,

embarrass Carlene any further; after all,

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

called him earlier in the evening, but now she was missing. Had

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

had an errand to run, and

turned to

of you, not because of the Shepard family. If the Shepard family pisses me off again, they can forget about doing business in Greenfield. Ms. Shepard, realize who

You’re here threatening her, so you’re just a woman disrupting others‘ marriages. Your mom acted this way. Are you

a low blow, leaving

wanted to lean on lan, but remembering Holden’s

pressed together, drawing

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