Chapter 31

I felt as if I had just heard the joke of the century-Jack made me so angry that I almost laughed.

He lounged on the couch, clouds of smoke swirling around him. Initially, he seemed to be deep in thought. Then, he made up his mind.

He took a long drag of his cigarette and blew out a thick ting of smoke. His eyes bore into me, cold and calculating

"Remember, my blood runs through your veins, and you carry the Wiley name. It's about time you pulled your weight around here.

"Well, what are you waiting for? Surely you're not expecting me to hold your hand and guide you through this!"

It dawned on me that he really did see me as something that could be bought and sold at will. couldn't help but wonder if I was nothing more than a plaything to him.

Aburninganger rose in my chest. I should've known that I didn't have a home anymore. I lost everything the moment my parents got divorced.

and wife. I couldn't call my mother's place home either because there was

was simply grooming me as a pan, something he could

was wealth.

me to think I could still find warmth in this family. I chuckled dryly, realizing that the

with for years now

I had settled down and fallen in love early in my previous life because I was yearning for someone to fill the void

family, or, if that didn't work out,

glared at me, "Who do you think

genuinely furious, possibly because his deal had

her negotiate the

I couldn't stand being around these three hypocritical,

do as I say today, then get the hell out

as if I was some helpless child who needed him to survive. He tried to browbeat me into

heart had been dead for so long that I no longer felt any pain.

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