Xaviera was stunned by Cory Hughes's shamelessness. His family had become wealthy through the Russell family's financial support, and then he had abandoned his wife and children when he felt powerful enough. Now, he even had the audacity to covet the Russell family's fortune? If it hadn't been for her grandmother's decisiveness in cutting all ties with the Hughes family, they might have already been oppressed by them.
Just as Xaviera was simmering with resentment, suddenly a pair of warm, large hands enveloped her waist and pulled her into an embrace. The hot breath sprayed on her neck, and a deep male voice came from behind her ear: "I won't abandon you."