"That's a relief! I was worried you might be stretched too thin. Oh, and your mom mentioned she's set up a marriage for you. You..."

"I'll make up my own mind about that. The girl's alright, but the Shaw family aren't exactly ideal in-laws."

Harrison nodded, understanding. "As long as you've got it figured out. Your mom... She's just worried about you." "I get it."

Jade hung up the phone, seething with bitterness. She had not expected Noelle to be so stubborn and Bob to be such a tough nut to crack. She had hoped he would cut her some slack for old times' sake with Yitty, but the kid had a bigger backbone than she had anticipated.

the first time she had been so openly disregarded. It

Julian in the study, Winter slipped into Jade's room and noticed her mom looked

Jade could not lash out at Bob, but Noelle was her daughter, and she was an easy target

She should

and Bob's a tough nut to crack. I only mentioned their marriage today, and can you believe it? He totally snubbed me His mom, Yitty, is so polite and chatty with me. But he doesn't

do now? You have no idea. Xavier's been out of sorts all day because he found out you wanted Noelle to meet Bob, and then he even..."

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