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.

place home either because there was no room for me in her blissful life. leouldn't bring them happiness, so I couldn't be the burden that hindered their pursuit of

as a pan, something he could trade away whenever it served his interests or to

was wealth.

in this family.

now

settled down and fallen in love early in my previous life because I was

me off to the Grayson family, or, if that didn't work out, to the Tyler

glared at me, "Who do you think you are

be genuinely furious, possibly because his deal

on protecting her, let her negotiate the

made me feel suffocated. I couldn't stand being around

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

was some helpless child who needed him to survive. He tried to browbeat

my heart had been dead for so long that I no longer felt

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