Chapter 221

It was the first time I’d encountered someone who seemed to have “money” as every other word out of their mouth, a real–life rich kid cliché

“Forget it, then. I ask around,” I said, turning on my heel and heading back inside.

Just as I got home, Christine emerged from one of the private rooms, her eyes slightly red. She’d been crying.

“Let’s go home,” she said.

“Did you get everything sorted out?”

I put Christine’s coat over her shoulders as she sniffled, her gaze clearing up. “Yeah. It’s none of m

marries for alliance.”

I admired her ability to let go so decisively

the wheel. My

a moment of hesitation, he asked, “Jane, you were with Gregory just now,

but didn’t deny it. “Yes, that was me. How

anymore whether

only asked about my shoes, and even then, he

Bryant couldn’t

I

of how you feel about him,” Mark said, his voice gentle. “So, at most, he’d suspect something between you and me, but he wouldn’t think

agreed. “You’re right.”

about me. Who I was with didn’t matter much to him,

softened, almost probing.

Then, seizing the opportunity, I asked, “So, why haven’t you mentioned Dorothy and Gregory before?”

relaxed, “They’re from Vista Town, not part of our usual crowd. Dorothy’s here on a sort of internship. The Myers family wants to set up a

golden boy, the sole heir. He’s a

deeper, “So, the Myers and the Ford families… they’re a big deal?”

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