Not A Small-Town Girl

Chapter 2-1

"Hey, mister, you know my daughter?" Lucy sidled up with a fake sweet smile plastered on her face.

Joseph didn’t even glance at her as he replied with an icy stare, "I’m her real brother."

His tone was cold enough to freeze hell. He had no patience for Lucy, not when he was finally reunited with the sister he’d been looking for his whole life.

"Julian," Joseph muttered in a low, dangerous voice.

Julian stepped forward and pulled out a check for 300 thouand dollars. "This is for the trouble your family’s caused. This covers Danielle’s expenses while she was with you.

From now on, she’s done with you."

Lucy’s eyes locked onto the check like a heat-seeking missile. "But Danielle’s supposed to be engaged to the town supervisor’s son," she said, the greed practically dripping from her words. She was already calculating how she could make this work in her favor.

never agreed to any engagement," Danielle cut

voice dropped to

think the town supervisor’s son is worthy of

too scared to speak. The check still lay there, though, and she consoled herself with the thought that at least she’d get

to Danielle, his tone softening just a

Everyone’s waiting."

an elegant

promised an hour. It’s been longer." Vivian Darling fretted,

They’ll be here soon." Howard Darling soothed his wife, though his own heart thundered at the thought

finally appeared, the couple practically sprinted

Vivian, despite her fifties, retained the graceful beauty of a

Vivian’s voice cracked as tears spilled

car, her mother enveloped her in a desperate embrace. "Finally. I’ve