The Rose He Showed Off Is Putting Down Roots in a Garden of Her Own novel Chapter 204

Truthfully, Elara had no intention of accepting Zane's investment.

For Warren Whitaker to approve such a massive capital injection, Zane must have traded something incredibly valuable to his family.

Considering how often he had been seen with Nadia Neville lately, he likely gambled his own marriage prospects on this deal.

She could never repay a debt like that in her lifetime.

Refusing the money might be foolish from a business standpoint, but everyone had their bottom line.

Selling Vance Properties and returning to the main Vance Group to help her father—whether it meant rebuilding their empire from the ground up or just barely keeping the lights on—was infinitely better than becoming someone's dirty little secret.

As for his promises of marriage, she took them as empty words spoken in the heat of the moment.

Their shared history as alumni and two casual nights in bed were hardly enough for a man of his stature to put a ring on her finger.

He was the sole heir to his family's empire; marriage and legitimate children were mandatory. Her fate would inevitably be that of a mistress.

She couldn't accept becoming that kind of woman.

And she refused to accept that kind of future.

She was the eldest daughter of the Vance family. Her pride and boundaries strictly forbade it.

Zane grabbed her arm tightly. "What did you promise me before?"

"You said the day Whitaker Group invests is the day you give me a proper title."

Elara was speechless. Why did this conversation sound... so backwards?

He was making her sound like a deadbeat playboy avoiding commitment.

"I just promised my husband I'd go home with him. You actually believe a word I say?"

She shook off his grip. "I'm going back to finish dinner with my husband. Goodbye, Zane."

She stepped into the grand lobby of The Regency Club. Outside the revolving doors, Zane ground his teeth so hard his jaw ached.

Suddenly, he crushed his cigarette under his heel and stormed inside, his eyes dark with reckless determination.

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