All the Wrong Places by Jerilee Kaye

Author:Jerilee Kaye
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, secret, erotic romance, billionaire, sequel, steamy, new adult, secret romance, spinoff, fake name
Publisher: Jerilee Kaye

18.

It had been years since Julianne had last stepped on the ice. Today, she felt good about putting her hockey shoes back on. She grew up playing hockey with her brother and her cousins. But since the fateful day her father stripped her of her right to be a part of his family, she had no room for fun and games.

River was patient with Jared when he taught him how to balance on the ice. Jared was a very fast learner. Only one hour had passed and he was already able to balance himself. He still fell down once in a while, but he was a very brave kid.

After one and a half hours on the ice, they took a break for ice cream on the stand beside the rink.

“So, what else is new with you?”

“I found a…” she looked at Jared and chose her words very carefully. Jared was happily devouring his ice cream and he didn’t look like he was interested in their conversation. “Brownstone on Hyde.”

“What are you going to need that for?”

Julianne raised a brow at him meaningfully.

“Oh,” River breathed, quite surprised. “Why?”

Julianne sighed. “My father is putting pressure on Justin. Said he shouldn’t meddle with the family’s affairs.”

“Well, Justin does like putting his nose in his cousins’ businesses. He cares about you, guys. Like a big brother.”

“I know. But my father is… stubborn. And unforgiving. He said that he lost millions because of my… indiscretion in Paris.”

“What did he lose?”

Julianne shrugged, taking a scoop of her ice cream. “I know that he was brokering a very big merger that year I went to Paris. He was talking about it during our family dinners. He was so close to signing the deal. And he was sure he would be the one to get it done. One of the parties was being difficult. But they trusted my father because of his affiliation with the McAllisters.”

“Oh, I get it. And since you messed up in Paris, your marriage to Patrick McAllister was cancelled. And so his deal was also…”

“Cancelled, yeah. So, in effect, he also cancelled my membership to the Sanders clan. And he’s working his way to make sure that even the Smith clan throws me out too.”

“What do you mean?”

Julianne sighed. She didn’t even know how she felt about this now. Being disinherited and disowned by your family is too confusing, too painful that sometimes your best defense is to turn numb.

“He went to Justin the other day. He gave him an ultimatum. He will start a war within the families unless Justin casts me out.”

“Well, your old man obviously doesn’t know Justin Adams very well,” River snorted.

“I know, right?” Julianne smiled, her heart was filled with love for her cousin. “Justin wouldn’t budge. He didn’t care. Wouldn’t. I wasn’t the first cousin he risked the family’s peace for.”

“Yeah, Mason was a real trend-setter, huh.” River chuckled.

“And Justin would never give up on us,” Julianne said. “But I love him and Adrienne too much to risk their safety, happiness or peace of mind.

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