Zachary’s words were the final straw, snapping the last thread holding Ileana together.
She glared at him, her expression twisted with anger and something almost desperate.
“Yes! This is exactly the life I want!”
Lucy tried to tug her back, but Ileana shook her off and stepped forward, closing the distance between her and Zachary. He just stood there, towering over her, his gaze cold and unyielding.
“My bedroom is bigger than that whole dingy apartment. Every day, I get custom clothes delivered to my door. There are people to wait on me, and a driver to take me to and from school. All it took was changing my last name, and suddenly my life turned upside down. This–this is the life I want!”
“That cramped apartment with its sour, musty smell–I feel sick just thinking about it! You have no idea how happy I was to escape that life!”
Zachary pressed his lips together, his face pale. He just couldn’t understand where it had all gone wrong, how Ileana could become someone he hardly recognized.
Finally, as if making a decision he’d dreaded, Zachary looked at her, disappointment and sadness clouding his eyes. “Fine. If that’s what you want, then from now on, let’s pretend we never knew each other.”
“I hope you’re
walked away
if she’d
I ask for, I get–doesn’t matter if it’s three thousand, thirty thousand, or three hundred thousand. All it takes is a single word.” “Ileana… are you okay?” Lucy’s voice was timid,
fine, Lucy. My driver’s here, I should go. Sorry about all this drama today. Come. over to my place this weekend, all right?” Ileana’s smile didn’t
1/2
really okay,” Lucy sald, forcing a smile as she watched Ileana climb
waved, and Lucy waved back
had happened today, Lucy understood exactly how the Tate family felt about Ileana. In the end, it didn’t really matter who had the Tate name. But things were what they were, and she might as well get what she could out of it. No one likes a losing
finally faded. Zachary
voice caught Zachary’s attention. He looked up to see two kids, maybe seven or
sit by the window,” the older brother said, holding his little sister’s hand protectively, like a
in time–to when he and
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