t's

mily's villa, I immediately got out

the first thing I did was ask my adoptive par

o early. Didn't you get along with Ethan?" she asked, giving me

he had promised me and instead

ht to the point and replied, "I'm here for the money. We had an agreeme

fled with his mistress, leaving your father with nothing. It's not easy to do business these days. People keep coming up with new ways to steal from the rich. Oh, your poor father... look at him. His hair is turning grey overnight. Our family has been having a lot of trouble recently. We're facin

My eyes fell on the jewelry set she was wearing. Those were a mix of diamonds and pearls, which were a l

rupted Fiona's speech. "To be honest, we aren't in s

. Think about it. I saved all of the money we have now. Now I scrape and pinch my way just to survive each day. Do you realize how much I've sacri

ernie speechless, so

money as soon as possible." Despite my diss

agreement. I didn't sign on any paper, so

ill give you the money as soon as we've gathered enough. I st

w thousand dol

bout to speak when Jocelyn's

re by yourself? Does Ethan already hate you and refuse to acco

e a bad reputation. If he hates me, Jocelyn, that

teeth and tried to

at. It reminded me of the times when we were children. Whe

stant!" Jocelyn yelled furio

k if you didn't owe me mo

her face. "How could you talk to your sister like that?"

p and headed for the door, feeling ex

ce. He was dressed comfortably. He wore a jacket with a pair of jeans and some sneak