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u do, return home

to a side, trying not to look at it

ire, we had a quarrel and I had run off to the casino, where I met that rude and cocky

to get on your f

ked to the opposite co

hose side

and loo

o where I was sittin

? He may turn out to be

uchebag?

frowned. "You haven

ve spoken with the idiot on the

ed. "What

even start mentioning." I heaved

kept la

your father mean

ning well entail selling me off to a to

ot saying a word. It was obvious tha

im. For his selfish gain." I pointed it out a million times. "He may have succeeded

head in d

t's above

re as blunt

fed. "This is the family bu

my breath. "I've never wanted to be

short pause

're overreac

ed up the

h him, he might

d to see that I'm

my palms

to scratch an itch one minute

ressed my lips together and just

ld me you've

I read stuff

s no way in freaking hell that my father

hoice. If only he knew his naive dau

self at a stranger and

ee nights ago pl

ures. He had these kissable small lips,

, followed by a mix of anger an

h a

omething?" Rub

hook my head. "

kept her e

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ound t

ted on the

ve to

she beamed w

have a chan

se had me

be so

gs in place, I got

p, securing my spot as

teve

exhausting. Thankfully, I d

morning, I left home for Ruby's. I'd be dumb

him a taste of his medicine lingered. A few times, I'd

se I wanted to get my revenge, or

here,

driver a

in, I walked to

gno

ed out once he identifie

and with fine decor and sculptures

argument, I sneaked in a

lly came back t

r

of the sound to the dining room. As expected, the tab

ening, f

is hand and continued readin

t after the

a subtle

ut of his house and on the stree

For a man who has so much money and powe

did he lo

money and maintainin

back at hi

our betrothed wi

Instead of putting on my finest fabric, I'm dressed s

nstairs y

message fro

choice, I obeyed and joined

, Al

Ales

e faked

ing like the stranger at the casino that kept m

, my

ed in the one farthest from him. All these w

briel L

nd cut down on

so y

ng to piss him

d so much

ted, I

I know about you, is that you're in

oug

and slammed his

ence follo

, your husband." He mot

easure, Do

ned and my fath

l, your lad

for my hand an

ortly. I need to

stood up

ck on any mail. If he said it to a

e silly,

warning bef

e more abou

ople who leave m

giggle. He pushed forwar

, miss." H

h this shitty attitude of yours is

ining from kickin

ke this a

"You didn't even wait for a m

and bit down o

se the door, the dea

e. "Am I supposed to shiver when a

ha

ot stuck i

you'd be damned to think

was

my cup of hot coffee

the

d the chair backward

to think you're worth

ther returning, ha

el brushed coffee from

hi

d and hurried d

we can sor

ry, but I can

of the house,

us, leaving me to twitc

as me

ight hours to cle

ckly laced with

s, I don't care." He resumed. "