Caden had found himself heading to his office, he was in autopilot. He hadn't meant to listen in on the conversation, but he couldn't help it. Five million? He momentarily wished Frank was here, he would have finally allowed him to bring this sham marriage to a halt.
For a moment his thoughts wandered as he pictured how it would be being a bachelor again, no more Cora. A slight pang pierced his chest but he brushed it aside and leaned back in his chair. The dim office light threw long shadows across the polished mahogany desk.
The weight of the Grimaldi name pressed heavy on his shoulders tonight, as it often did. But tonight, it wasn’t business that dragged him down—it was her. And her father.
The Alderidges always came with strings attached, and tonight’s little……
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