t up with excitem

ation. "You have to guarantee you'll cover all of my mom's m

prob

k in a hundred-million-dollar investment f

sider, Julissa quickly ag

to the Harvey estate!" Then she practically

mask of composure Joanna had

lled out her phone and typed

fore she could bring herself to press send. And when she finally d

as okay. As long as her mother surviv

took eight

ews arrived-her mother

g weight on her chest lifted. A f

ransferred to the ICU, Joanna wast

nce classes ended, Ma

andsome face devoid of emotion. "W

in my message. I'm leaving the city for

rning, he pulled out a photo and t

up, and her entir

he pharmacy that morning, bu

as the faint hickey on her neck

couldn't wait to ditch me, huh? Your broke boyfriend wasn't good enough anymore, so you went out and cheated? Joanna, if you

's hea

n torn open in her chest, the pai

what happened! L

d over, latching onto Mathew's arm. "Mathew! There's a ne

pupils

daughter of the Powell family, the very girl Joan

d Mathew. But Mathew had never once

ined hands. Her lips parted, tre

Mathew accepted me earlier this morning. Joanna,

ring at Joanna with disgust, Mathew slid an arm around Noren

ll

away. The air felt too thick, like she c

chosen anyone...

hard to

y glanced back at her. Gone was the sweet, gentle act-h

d the words,

with shock. It al

orene had plann

d, lunging forward to strike Noren

a problem, take it up with me! But hear me now-if you so much as lay

ed smugly. "

e didn't even realize the tears were falling down

d, her body

a man leaned casually against the wall, amusement flic

ng more than a drunken mistake. But now, it was clear;

coursing through her veins, burning s

defiance. He had only witnessed her humiliation, yet

arrassment. But before he could tu

uckering his brows. "Wha

she lifted her hand-and sl