Rebirth Into My Second Chance

I stood there, silently tuning in to their conversation.

It turned out many were somewhat aware of the events from years back. I had been living in my bubble, not probing into the past.

As I pondered it, Kate went toward me all by herself. "What are you doing here? I thought you didn't want to work with me. Who even invited you? Want me to have security throw you out?"

Gone were the days when she'd put on a pretense before me. She was showing her true colors.

"No collaboration, but I got an invite," I replied, sipping my drink casually.

Kate scanned the room, her gaze finally settling on Richard. "So, a convict brought you in, huh?"

"Watch your mouth," I shot back. Richard was my shield and somehow my Achilles' heel, too.

to tease. "Forgot to tell you, my half-sister from Dad's side was from the same orphanage as you guys. And guess what? I've found someone who was there with her. Guess who?" Her hinting gaze toward Richard made me uneasy.

searching, Richard learned that she was the fiancée of the head of the

work!" I turned, intending to find Richard and leave this place. The Hilton family

Kate grabbed me from behind. Instinctively, I turned back and spilled my juice on her face. "I

hurtful memories came flooding back, disgusting and painful. So, I splashed the orange juice on her publicly. She screamed, "Claire, I'm going

Hearing the commotion, Richard

him approach, I grabbed his hand, "Let's go. We don't need to deal with the Hilton family

frowned, but he indulged me, so we

ordering her people to stop us. "Claire,

started it. I

we didn't leave soon and Ms. Tracey showed up. But apologizing

move," I