Furious as I was, I did not dare tell Julian the whole truth.
I merely gave Chloe a warning look before dismissing the matter lightly.
"My stepsister has been sickly since childhood. She faints whenever she becomes emotional."
But Chloe threw all caution aside.
She shuffled forward on her knees, tilted her face up at Julian, and clutched his suit sleeve.
Tears filled her eyes.
"Please take me in, Mr. Carter. I've admired you for so very long. That's why I came to ask Evelyn. But..."
She glanced fearfully at me and let the sentence die.
Leaving it unfinished was far more powerful than saying the rest.
My forehead throbbed with anger, but there was nothing I could do.
Then Julian jerked his sleeve free and snapped, "What sort of stray thinks she can crawl into my bed? If you want s
