A freezing tide seemed to flood his chest, rising slowly until it sat like a heavy weight in his heart.
...
Aurelia International Hotel.
Listening to Tristan's report, the dark storm clouds that had gripped Miles's face instantly dissolved. A vibrant, irrepressible light surged in his deep eyes.
The thought of having dinner with his little ones tomorrow softened his sharp jawline entirely, replacing his icy demeanor with genuine warmth.
"Tristan, your bonus this month is doubled! No, tripled! Quadrupled!"
Tristan thanked him profusely, his shoulders finally dropping their tension.
His voice trembled with uncontainable joy. "Th-thank you, sir!"
In all his time working for the boss, he had never received a triple or quadruple bonus. The max had only ever been double.
Grinning from ear to ear, he cast a triumphant, smug look at Hunter standing off to the side.
He even gave his shoulders a little shimmy.
*Bet you're regretting it now, huh? Jealous?*
*Who told you to refuse to come with me?*
*Haha, he turned me down, and now all he can do is watch and die of envy!*
Hunter lowered his head and pursed his lips, definitely feeling the sting of regret.
But he was also a bit confused. He knew Quinn was generally mild-tempered as long as you didn't deliberately provoke her.
But Yara Chase was a powder keg waiting to explode. How had she not chased Tristan out of the apartment?
Could it be... she wasn't home today?
If he'd known she wasn't there, he would have totally gone.
Seeing Tristan hoard the massive bonus all to himself seriously irritated him.
Half of that was supposed to be his!
Miles's phone buzzed with a call from his father. Richard York's voice came through, filled with concern. "Miles, have you recovered from your cold?"
"I'm fine, Dad. My schedule for tomorrow is set."
"Did your uncle agree to it?"
At the thought of Ethan still being in Aurelia, Miles's gaze darkened.
Richard paused. "Alastair agreed, but Ethan... he didn't seem too happy about it.



Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: She Walked Away With His Twins While He Begged the Ground She Walked On
Lol.. this guy is a complete fool , I dont know how he is the top predator , he rather believes Jade than Doctor's diagnosis 🙄 he is rich , if he didn't believe that particular doc ,he cud take her to another doctor. N he says he thinks of her as sis I mean no brother is this obsessed with his sis ,he does have a bio sis, he doesnt behave with her like that....
Whats wrong with grandparents in this kind of stories? They force the wife to stay even if she is miserable bcos they believe their grandson loves her but never tell how a married guy shud behave just enabling his behavior. 😏...
He can be friends with Jade with no boundaries but she cant be friends with Ethan? Such hypocrisy. So he does know the way he is being with Jade is wrong and still does it...
This guy brought the kid against her mom's wishes and he doesn't even respect her n when her kids are hurt she can't even fight? What gives him the right? He is just plain disgusting...
Why does he have authority over other kids? Why wud he send his assistant to bring the kids over against their mom's wishes? This guy is just stupid ,it's like a mad n stupid dog sitting on money n just doing whatever he feels like without an ounce of respect for others....
You are just a snob and holier than thou person....
His aristocratic upbringing stopped him from losing composure? Seriously , his aristocratic upbringing is not that great , he got no morals , only using underhanded tactics on a helpless individual . He got money ,so it's a viable sophistry when his heart is rotten. When the winter's family is in the wrong ,why is he scared of them attacking his wife and the winter's family doesn't even give him a shot n he still acts like a dog for them. Please don't make him the endgame for her....
It's for her own good . He is afraid of Arthur Quinn ? I mean what use is he as a husband when he's afraid of someone will ruin his wife's career n already had done once and he still doesn't have the guts to stand up for her? He can only show his power n abuse on innocent ones with no background like his wife? How disgusting is he? N he thinks he's above everyone and even when he looks down upon someone bcos she is a maid's daughter , when he is this spineless?...
Why only one episode uploading for the last 2 days?...
I would have accepted the jerk husband ending up with the heroine if he’s only powerful, intelligent but he’s so powerless and so stupid....