Chapter 29

In a sour

I pursed my lips together, pulling the jacket he had draped over me tighter around myself. When I looked up, I noticed Leah standing nearby, her face twisted in a as she stared at me.

Her resentful gaze showed just how much she despised me, and she seemed particularly enraged that Ethan and I were leaving together.

expression

I figured that a woman consumed by jealousy would stop at nothing to go after her perceived target. I couldn't help but find it amusing as her jealous and hateful gaze burned into my back.

I tried to calm myself down and quicken my pace, ignoring the whispers and murmurs behind me. All I wanted was to get out of there.

than a stepping stone for him to climb the social ladder and integrate himself

breath when I

change," he said coldly, his tone laced with a hint

down without a second thought. Heaven knew how much I wanted to distance myself

attention by standing here? Or are

me. I let out a decisive chuckle, knowing he would assume I meant to cause a scene. "That is none of your concern, Mr. Grayson." With

go," I told the driver, clutching the coat tighter around me, just

inspected it. Just as I suspected, someone had tampered with it. After taking a shower,

ages since I slept that soundly. I only got out of bed well after daybreak. After freshening up, I turned my phone back on, only to be

I picked up the dress from the floor and tossed it into a bag. Then, I slipped on a pair of sneakers before heading home. As soon as

yesterday. They said she's using the celebration as an opportunity

Evelyn rotten, dear. Now, this whole thing has blown up, and it's ruining

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