She was the antidote to his misery, a bright flame that melted the ice of his predicament.

And the new reason for their sleepless nights!

The envy in their eyes as he watched them glance at her was detectable.

Most of their hate had nothing to do with her background or the scandals surrounding her ignoble family. They were furious that he, the formidable young master of the Woods household, found and married someone so unattainably beautiful while they thought they would forever continue to nag him about his 'condition.'

Even as he sat at the table, he couldn’t shake the feeling of triumph that surged through him. Kourtney was...