Chapter 96

Ryder had never won an argument against his wife. At last, they came to

an agreement to gift Shawn the supplements to offset eighty thousand

from her poker debt.

Shawn was not even thinking about collecting the debt, so he thought he

had no reason to turn her away when she delivered to him herself.

Out of curiosity, he asked Abellyn quietly, “Are you related to Ms. Quillen,

who was in your uncle’s house the other day?”

Ryder was Emmanuel’s elder cousin, but Emmanuel’s father was older

than Ryder’s. Even more bizarre, Ryder was younger than Benny.

Ryder’s father had fathered him when the former was seventeen. Thus,

the difference in age between the two generations of the Lowe family had

always been a distinct oddity.

“She’s the wife of my cousin–in–law, Emmanuel. What about her? You don’t

have a crush on her, do you? You men are pigs!”

As she chided, Abellyn pinched Shawn on the waist.

Though she feared him, she was also trying to seduce him; she thought it

would be more worth her time to be with Shawn, the son of a rich man,

than to be with a pauper like Ryder.

say that. I

afraid that the woman was

some

like Shawn did not dare indulge in the

with somebody like

curious at the sight of his

not dare

mouth, Abellyn! I’m keeping the gifts,

off. You’d

Abellyn and her husband away, still reeling

Terence Group

is going

had business with Verkade Group. He had even

long–standing business relationship

lost no opportunity to curry favor with Hubert, a playboy

himself.

Hubert

pursuing Mackenzie. How could she

gotten married?

the bottom of the matter, Shawn hurriedly sought

Hubert under the pretense of delivering

Mr. Verkade. Ms. Quillen is married,

such

feet propped on the table, Hubert was savoring his coffee

impassively denied the veracity of those words. It was clear that

not believe it.

play poker with,” Shawn

believe the gossip that

is known for her misandry.

you think I wouldn’t

married?”

woman shares such

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