CHAPTER EIGHT

ADRIAN POINT OF VIEW

After Emily left, I stood there, my face still stinging from her slap. But I couldn’t show it. I had to stay calm, keep my cool, no matter how hard it was.

As I walked back to my car, I remembered my father’s words, the ones that led me to start working as a driver. I could still hear them ringing in my head.

"Prove yourself, Adrian Vaughn, or you’ll lose everything. Everything you ever dreamed of having."

Those words stuck with me to this day. And now, here I was, working as a driver, being treated like I didn’t matter. But no matter what happen I have to endure, because I have to prove myself to my father, that I was ready to take over.

I took a deep breath, trying to calm down. I couldn’t let Emily get to me, even though she seemed determined to frustrate me so I’d quit.

My phone buzzed in my pocket, pulling me out of my thoughts. I took it out, expecting another warning or some bad news. But it was just a regular notification, nothing special. Still, it remi