Chapter 27: In Which He Takes Her to Bed

“Oops, I missed.”

Her pink lips fell into a grim line.

With an impassive face, the woman in a white cape and pantsuit said in a dead voice, “That’ll teach you some manners. How dare you touch the daughter of a healthcare tycoon. Who the hell do you think you are? You’re a nobody.”

Every word uttered was dripped with such disdain, even Fred wanted to jump in and give the woman a piece of his mind.

But, the fiancé beat him to it.

“The merger is off and it will stay off!” Theo growled. To wipe that irritating smug off her face, Theo stepped towards her side and whispered into her ear, “I have enough evidence to file a lawsuit against your brother. Yes, mother, I know that he has been stealing from the company - for years. I’m just holding it back.”

Stepping back from her, he mimicked her cold, hard stare and warned her paled face, “If you still want to be the mistress of this house, then I suggest you lie low and stay out of my life.”