When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 285

That afternoon, while I was deeply engrossed in sketching designs for our spring collection, a heated argument outside my office broke my concentration.

One voice was unmistakably familiar, and the other wasn’t completely from a stranger.

I had barely cracked open the door when I heard Christine’s unmistakable retort, “Don’t you get it? I said no, we’re not taking your business! Designing a dress for you is beneath Jane’s talent!”

“Hmph!” The other party scoffed, dripping with their usual arrogance. “Well, I’m laying it out here. You’ll do it whether you want to or not.”

Only Dorothy could wield such brazen bullying.

“And what it I refuse?” Christine stood her ground, opening her arms in a gesture of defiance. “Why don’t you call the cops? Oh, right, you’ll need animal control for that. Don’t bother dialing 911 and waste their time.”

when it

it came to verbal sparing, Christine was undefeatable.

won’t do it? Fine, then I’ll make sure your

I’ll do it!”

forward, making my presence

was just another way to squash any

I was

of despair and disillusionment, I had thought he was the light in my darkness. I

okay with paying, why should I have any

chose to be our

powerful and well–established family for a

me, “At least you know what’s good for

offered a small smile, “She just hasn’t mastered the art of animal speak to deal with someone

Dorothy a moment to catch on that I was echoing Christine’s earlier

eyes momentarily, letting out a scomful chuckle, “People like you,

victories.”

I clenched

my fist

find along the way play huge roles in

being bom into the Myers family, a household whose wealth and power dwarfed that of generations