He had to admit, Summer Thorne's reaction was far beyond his expectations.
He was forced to re-examine the young woman before him, who appeared utterly non-threatening.
Before, he had seen her as nothing more than the wife of a distant junior relative—a daughter from a middle-class family who had stumbled into a marriage with a wealthy clan. She was just one of countless unremarkable stories in the world, utterly unworthy of his attention.
Later, upon learning of her entanglement with Timothy York, he had been furious, but he also dismissed it as nothing more than a fleeting affair—
A daughter from her background, raised in such a family, was no doubt skilled in the art of seduction. Marrying into the Carrington Family was one of her talents; luring Timothy York—a man who had undergone the strictest training—into a carnal affair was another.
He just never expected Timothy York to fall in so deep—
