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

“What’s the matter,

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

who clearly couldn’t do anything. If Holden fell ill, no

burning with humiliation, her grip tightening on

smeared with tears. “Holden, can’t

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

didn’t want to embarrass Carlene any further; after all, she was a friend he’d

up, turned to Maria, and

evening, but now she was missing. Had she been crying?

all about Selena’s doings, but

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 again, they can forget about doing business in Greenfield. Ms. Shepard, realize

lan’s wife. You’re here threatening her, so you’re just a woman disrupting others‘ marriages. Your mom acted this way. Are you going to follow

a low blow, leaving Carlene in

she wanted to lean on lan, but remembering Holden’s words,

lips were tightly pressed together, drawing blood.

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