When Lorenzo heard that Ruby had been paralyzed, he had just closed a land deal, and the first thing he did when he got home was praise Brianna.
"You handled that beautifully. People like that deserve consequences."
Brianna smiled. "This won't come back on the Serrano family, so don't worry."
Just then, Xavier sent another message again, like a bad smell that would not leave.
Xavier: Brianna, let's talk.
Xavier: If you come back and live with me again, I won't hold you responsible for what happened to my mother. I swear I'll spend the rest of my life loving only you.
Brianna felt her temper flare the second she read them, and she was just about to reply when Lorenzo slipped his arms around her from behind and bent to murmur in her ear.
"I just thought of a truly perfect way to punis
