Chapter 19

I was furious, but Ethan seemed to be in a rather good mood. I silently cursed him before pushing him away angrily.

"A wise person knows when to step aside."

As I stormed off, I had no idea that every move between Ethan and me had been witnessed by Leah

After I got home, I took a shower and stood in front of the mirror. The person in the mirror had fair skin, and her features were as delicate as if they'd stepped right out of a painting each aspect carrying just the right amount of charm. Yet, there was a hint of red on my lips. My mind flashed back to the dimly lit corridor, to that cold-eyed young man who had kissed me so fiercely. My thoughts were in complete disarray.

Erhan didn't like me, not in my past life, and certainly

by not in this one. But why was he bothering with me? My hands gripped the edge of the sink, tightening more and more with each passing moment.

After a while, I finally pulled myself together, returned to my room, and lay down on my bed. The alcohol was taking effect, and even though I should have been drifting off to sleep, I couldn't.

I tossed and turned repeatedly, until, finally, I gave up. I got up, threw on a jacket, and went out to the balcony to wait for the sunrise.

dreamy palette of colors.

if I wanted to gradually distance myself from the Wiley family, there were many things I needed to

FirstTask

a bouse was the

real estate agent I had made arrangements with came to pick

of summer there, so I changed into a light green dress and applied a bit of makeup before heading downstairs in a good mood. After almost four hours of

the south side that's quite nice. It's a bit far from the city center but close to the university. Would you

location. I was a homebody, after all. As long as there were shopping

Most importantly, I couldn't afford to spend money

rubbed my sore calves and nodded. "Let's take

the sales representative walked us through the features and selling points of their development. After circling the property a few times, I

and the surrounding amenities were good, but it was

a sip of the water the sales representative handed me, "Is there really no way the price could come down

representative refused "Ms. Wiley, this is already a very low price, and the unit you're

it." I got up and asked the agent to leave first while I mulled over whether going

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