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
Did she just call me a gold digger? I was speechless but I didn’t want to explain anything because I didn't see the need for me to tell her why I needed the money. “Look, Jenna,” I started as I turned to face her properly, “I really just want to sign the divorce agreement now, don’t make this hard
Simon’s face turned pale, his palm started letting out so much sweat as he tried to think of something to say. A huge part of me felt like I already knew the reason he left, being with Jenna at that moment of her coma was a pain and so he took the easy way out. He ran away. “And what exactly is y