If that woman was Zane's mother, then whatever discussion she had come to have with her son was none of my concern. I had no right to Intrade.

"I don't like her," Willow confessed after the woman had gone in. "She wants me to stop living with Daddy and let me move in with my maternal grandparents instead. They love me, but they're not healthy enough to look after me."

Willow was astute beyond her years. She didn't have a chance to express herself before and atten bottled up her thoughts and feelings, resulting in her brooding. But she had good reason to vent now that her grandmother had come, and she did not hold back My heart broke at ber

disgruntled words. She had gone through a lot despite being only five years old. It must have been tough for her.

from now on, Willow." I pulled her close and promised, "Don't worry, I'm here for you

Rowena Miller stormed upstairs and pushed open the door to the study. "Zane!"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Zane set his work aside and looked up at Rowena. "I thought we've already hashed things out over the phone."

She had pleaded with him relentlessly to meet up with Sasha tomorrow, but he refused and hung up after that. She was still sore about

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a stop before him. "I don't think so I like Sasha very much.

Rowena came to a stop!

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It didn't matter to Rowena what he thought. "You can learn to love her."

Zane's gaze turned icy as he asked, "You want me to be with Sasha that badly?"

"Yes!" Pleased that he was showing signs of compromise, she quickly added, "You've never properly spent time with Sasha, so wouldn't know how wonderful-"

"I'll meet her," he cut her off. He didn't have time for her lecture.

Rowena was thrilled to hear this, but before she could set a time for his meeting with Sasha, he said, "But on one condition."

Her excitement died down as she asked wardly,

"What is it?"

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"I'll cut you guys off from now on," Zane said, leaning into his chair as he leveled an impassive stare at Rowena. "I will not be giving you and the others a single cent after this." Rowena's expression stiffened. "Don't joke about this."

"I'm dead serious," Zane drawled.

He stood up then, his towering figure casting a shadow over her. For some reason, she couldn't help feeling intimidated. She was about to argue when he added coolly, "Think about it." Refusing to believe that he would be so heartless as to cut her off, Rowena said, "Fine, so be it!"

Zane gave her an icy look, then picked up his phone and dialed Eric's number. "Cut Rowena and her family off from this month onward.

Rowena hadn't expected him to act on his threat and rushed forward to snatch his phone. "I'm your mother!"

"Did you forget this was your choice?" Zane retorted, lifting his hand. He added imperiously, "You should know better than to butt into my life, considering you and your family are dependent on me. His words were cruel but true.

Rowena blanched, but she had no choice other than to yield at this point. "You don't have to meet Sasha if you don't want to... You didn't have to go to such lengths."

She dared not even raise her voice at him.

Having gotten the answer he wanted, Zane grew tired of arguing with her. "I'm busy. You can see yourself out."

Howena knew he was asking her to leave, so she sheepishly backed out of the study without another word. Chapter MT

She had only just left when she realized she hadn't seen Willow anywhere.

When Rowena spotted the housekeeper watching television in the living room, she frowned and demanded contemptuously, "Shouldn't you be looking after Willow at this hour instead of watching television?"