"I know I wasn't there enough for you and your brother in the past. But I'm back now, and I'll make up for everything."
"That's not necessary anymore."
Some things, once missed, can't be fixed just because you want to.
"I hope this is the first and last time you go looking for Laura. I will not tolerate my woman being wronged in the slightest. So, watch yourself."
Aiden Shaw's voice, chilling to the bone, was laced with a warning.
Laura Lowell was his bottom line. No one was to touch her.
May Shelby let out a long sigh and looked at Aiden Shaw earnestly. "Son, I'm thinking about your future. Love alone won't put food on the table. You'll understand one day."
Aiden Shaw crossed his legs, his long, slender fingers tapping idly on the arm of the sofa. The voice that curled from his lips was a mix of icy disdain, sharp mockery, and profound indifference.
"You abandoned your own flesh and blood for your first love. So what happened? Didn't work out for you?"
