I couldn’t possibly tell Alfred what was wrong with me, I couldn’t tell him what had me sprinting out of the party as fast as I could and so I wasted no time to change the topic. Alfred and I stood outside for a while and I waited until he was done smoking, getting a little bit of fresh air also he
“I know you follow the rules of hierarchy here but that doesn’t really matter in a gathering like this, Mr Finch, I’m young enough to be your son.” I paused. “There’s nothing wrong with a child showing his respect to someone who he might soon see as his father figure.” I continued. “My sisters and
The night went by faster than I’d hoped it would go. I spent more than two or three hours overthinking, going back to the question I was going to ask the woman. If Simon knows about my true identity and puts her up to this then there’s no telling what he’s actually going to do next if he finds out
Did something happen to him? Where is he? “Christian, you’ll join us for breakfast, won’t you?” Georgina asked, inviting Christian to have breakfast with the rest of the family. “Sure, I can’t say no to all of this delicious—” “Where’s Alfred?” I cut in because I just couldn’t wrap my head around
The silence in the car was deafening. The last time I was this nervous was when my sister was about to introduce me to the rest of the family. I didn’t think that the clan was going to accept me but they were really accepting and things have been smooth sailing with the family since then. “So, wha
“The Cavendish Family sure does control everything.” Christian said proudly and I didn’t say anything to do that, I’m not trying to brag about how much power my family has. We walked directly towards an officer that let us into a room where we could hear and see everything going on in the interroga
“You wretched son of a bitch! What do you think you’re doing?! ARE YOU BLIND?!” Larl sneered at me, his eyes burning with dangerous fire. I've done it. I really have. “Do you know how expensive this shoe is?” He yelled, raising his hand and before I could speak or find a way to defend myself, his
“Oh, Simon, I missed you so much.” I listened as Jenna muttered in her sleep and I felt as if my heart was shattering as I stared at her. I was taken aback, stunned but I couldn’t possibly allow my pain to get the best of me as I stared at Jenna’s sleeping figure on his bed. Hearing her mention an