After that night, Christabel played absentmindedly with the ruby bangle on her wrist as she laid in bed. As soon as they reached home, Maxson had warned her against giving back the bangle to him until their contract ends and quickly left for his room before Christabel could protest. In reality, Christabel couldn’t bring herself to protest anymore, not after feeling the home-y warmth that the Owain family had given her. She felt so greedy, trying to retain a little bit of that warmth but she couldn’t help it. She glanced at the ruby bangle and decided to wear it to sleep for just one night before keeping it away in the safe. *** The next few days went by peacefully until the day of a Shareholder meeting. Maxson sat at the head of the conference table, his gaze steady and his countenance