Ms. Escape: Marrying to Run, Fighting to Rise Novel

. stunned , at the grandeur of the Lincoln Estate . She leaned in , whispering , " Your dad said this house is worth . over ten billion on today's market .

" The Lincoln Estate sat in the heart of Harborton's most exclusive district , where every inch of land was astronomically expensive . And now that it had been declared a cultural landmark , its value couldn't even be measured in money anymore . " Imagine if your grandpa left this place to you someday ... " Juliet was still busy daydreaming out loud . " Mom ." Denton cut her off . " Dad gave up his right to inherit when he left the family . He signed the papers ." Juliet immediately turned to glare at Michael . " What were you thinking back then ? Even if the Lincolns .

were in debt , this house alone would've made up for it ... " Why the hell had he signed away the inheritance ? " You don't get it . Back then , when the Lincolns were in trouble , this house was auctioned off . The Bartons bought it , and then gave it back to the Lincolns . Technically , it still belongs to the Bartons . Jeremy always figured Nicole would marry into the family , so the house would end up her wedding gift ," Michael said quietly . The ties between the Bartons and the Lincolns ran deep and messy . That's also why Danielle and Nicole acted so entitled all the time .

" In that case , Dad , we definitely shouldn't have come back now that the Lincolns are rising again ." Denton's tone turned firm , almost disappointed . " We shouldn't be trying to take something that was never ours to begin with . " " Don't talk nonsense ! How is it not ours ? We're Lincolns , and we belong to the Lincoln family ! " Michael snapped , clearly irritated . Denton was about to respond when Ernest walked out . " This must be Mr. Denton . Right this way , please ," the butler said politely . Then , turning to Michael , he added in a lower voice , " Mr.

Lincoln didn't inform the rest of the family about Mr. Denton's return . The fewer people who know , the better , just in case word gets back to Mr. Curtis ." His tone was calm , but deliberate , he was testing Denton's attitude . He had watched Curtis grow up . And while he couldn't openly disobey Harold's orders , his loyalty clearly leaned toward Curtis . If Denton had returned just to chase the inheritance , Ernest felt he needed to find a way to quietly warn Curtis . " Mr. Lincoln brought me back without telling Curtis ? " Denton asked , a bad feeling creeping into his chest .

It was starting to click . Harold had likely brought him back to officially acknowledge him as part of the family . And he hadn't told Curtis ... probably because Curtis would've objected . Denton turned angrily toward Michael . " Dad , you said Grandpa wasn't well and just wanted to see me . Why didn't you mention we were hiding this from Curtis ? " 10:26 Mon , Jan 12 Michael gave a nervous cough and shot the butler a look , silently telling him to drop it . Then he turned to Denton , fumbling for words .

" We just didn't want Curtis to overreact , that's all . " Denton frowned , clearly upset , but didn't say anything else , Ernest raised his hand slightly , motioning for Denton to follow , " Mr. Michael , Mrs. Lincoln , you must be tired . Why don't you rest over there for now ? " he said , blocking them politely when they tried to come along . 274 AdminJ