Mia was practically beaming, gushing about Miss Bennitt of the illustrious Bennitt family with animated excitement.

“You probably don’t even stand a chance of seeing her face, bless your heart. I mean, she’s a Harvard grad. She's way out of your

league. Word on the street is you're just a run-of-the-mill college girl. Managed to claw your way up to this point—gotta admire the

hustle, though no telling how many beds you've bounced through.”

From the moment Zoey knew Mia was hot on her trail, she braced herself for the inevitable barrage of mockery.

She didn’t bother with a response, just hobbled forward.

Mia sneered, snapping a photo of Zoey'’s retreating figure and blasting it to her clique with a hearty dose of ridicule.

[You see? Limping like a beggar.]

[This chick really thinks she’s something, doesn’t she? Daring to throw a punch.]

[She does look like a beggar, Mia. Heard your brother's getting hitched to the Bennitts? Is that because of Tyler's influence?]

The Bennitts' vast fortune made their daughter the cream of the crop, leagues beyond Zoey.

Mia kept up the chat in the group.

[My brother's ripe for marriage, and the folks are pressing him. Miss Bennitt's coming hsoon, right? Looks like the parents on

have had

little schemes. Who

willingness to marry into the

of heiresses his age that Fitch could choose from, but

group fell into a mix of congratulations and silence, unsure of

to her car,

seat, gazing out at the bright lights in the distance, feeling like an outsider to

tried to fit

effort compared to years of family business? It didn’t stand

as she recalled

her teeth against the pain in her ankle, she drove off. Every cell in her body seemed to scream

through, she felt numb.

flipped through her phone, her eyes welling up at the sight of her one photo with

shared was

was this

the phone asked for confirmation,

with Fitch. After

apart. Getting close

the photo would erase the last shred of

do it. She even created a hidden folder just for

phone aside and zoned out in her

sound in the dark that jolted her

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