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.

my father's place home because he had his own daughter and wife. I couldn't call my mother's place home either because there was no room for me in her blissful life. leouldn't bring

was simply grooming me as a pan, something he could trade away whenever

was wealth.

find warmth in this

for years now felt

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

be the one to pay for her mistakes? Did you raise me all these years just to marry me off to the Grayson family, or, if that didn't work out, to the Tyler family? Am I nothing more than just a bargaining chip for you?" My independence and financial stability

stubbed out his cigarette and glared at me, "Who do you think you

furious, possibly because

so kren on protecting her, let her negotiate the

feel suffocated. I couldn't

say today, then get the hell out of this house! And don't even think about stepping foot back in

He tried to browbeat me into changing my mind, but all

long that I no longer felt any pain. In fact, Leven

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