ting presence. Vincent walked towards me and loomed over me as he responded, "It's about

. "He borrowed from me and it's bee

e, he stared at me, his cold gray eyes re

pretty face," Vincent continued,

tried to fend off Vincent's demands. I watched as my fathe

d, his tone desperate and plead

ut a cold, ru

Edward?" He snarled, his ga

," my mother interjected, shiftin

cent chuckled at my

lse can you

Helen, giving her a cold, suspicious gla

e searched for the right words. After a moment, s

but he maintained his stern expressi

" my mother blurted out, her voi

new the implications of the situation. Everyone stood in motionless silence, except for my mother Helen, perhaps even op

, his gaze ran over my body. He then

it's her,

es," she confirm

s gaze as fear gripped me. His gaze went from admiration to possession, as if he was contemplating how to make me his. The rest of the fa

ve up your daughter to

ging him to agree to the deal. My heart sank as my f

d my body felt cold. I felt my anger bubb

Tori snapped, her eyes on fire a

build as I saw my mother struggled to speak. I could feel my heart break as

tly, observing us w

ther stated, sounding res

s otherwise," he added, gesturing toward me

ar slid down my cheek. My father interve

suggested, hoping to calm down the hostile atmosphere. My mind was made up. The

clared, he walked out t

expect me to marry him" I said as my family let o

ind and come to terms with this" my father said, h

at it this way" my father said, his tone filled with desperation. "Vincent Delorenzo is a billionaire. This marriage could change our lives" he raised his hand

to something like that, living the rest of my life

her expression filled with hope, her voice filled

and you can live the life you've always dreamed of. We could be happy. Really happy" my father

happy?. To be free? Why do I have to sacrifice my dream?" I said. It took

her simply waved off Tori's opinion. "Oh nonsense! Eva is only thinking about h

sh when I'm the one being asked to s