Finally, Ashley sat heavily on one of the dining chairs.
“Bring him back,” she mumbled, after a brief moment of silence, her gaze on the plush carpet of the large dining room where the family ate meals, when her father was at home for meal time.
Today was not one of those days. Meal time was long past, but it had been the room her father had entered as she had railed at him from the staircase once he entered their home.
“What?”
“Get him back to Belarnt Group, Father, or I will make things very difficult for you,” Ashley replied in a calm tone. Much calmer than anything she had deployed since the beginning of their battle.
“What…?” Lord Belarnt responded slowly, his thick, neatly trimmed eyebrow rising, punctuation his sentence.
Ashley Belarnt wiped her tearstained face and sat with h
