Love Coming from the Least Expected

“When such negative news was reported, business would definitely be affected, but it was not a big deal. You don’t understand old Mrs. Smith’s skills. Don’t think that when she talks to you gently, she is treating you as her own family. She is very tactful and plays her game well. If it weren’t for her getting older and lacking motivation, the Smith family would definitely not be in its current position. Come, let’s go shopping and have a breath of fresh air.”

“No, thanks, I’m not going. You can get Zach to go with you.” I turned Sabrina down and got a scolding from her for being a spoilsport but I did not take it to heart.

could be that my dad bowed to somebody. Men should be strong and

Stories about her were getting viral all over Avenport.

being recognized by Avenport as the most well-known drama queen with

the doorbell rang. Thinking it was Christopher, I turned off the TV and walked over to the door. Christopher would always call me and tell me that he had to go somewhere to work. But, when I opened the door, I would find him standing right in front of me, smiling and handing me a

Obviously, he had not slept. There were bruises on his face which must have been the result of fighting

I was surprised and wary. My hand reached for the door with the intention of closing it. The traps he set for me were still vivid in my mind. The most horrifying was when he ganged up with Crystal, spiked my drink and then put me in bed with a man while getting a crowd to witness and photograph me in the

Yvonne, I have something to tell you.” Benjamin stuck his foot in the door and

him and asked

held it in his palm. It was my hairpin, the last thing given to me by my mother, which I had always cherished

to return it, so I stretched out my hand to him and said plainly, “Thank you for returning

fade at all. On the contrary, the color of the one in my possession, which is often used, is faded. The look in his eyes was very complicated, his throat seemed taut,