pte

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hem against the walkway as I stormed away from

dare

ment. For her. For some nobody who ha

for years-to be the top pick, the perfect wife-to-be for Leon. Our families had alread

rl, had somehow gotten

rying to hold myself together. No, I am not g

isn't

rough my contact list and called a

one for me," I tried to so

a pause. T

erything about her. Where she goes, who she talks to, wher

se, then, "

rip tightening

e Leon from me, she was about t

N'S

y at Sophie beside me. She had said nothing since

was serious about all I said, that she was the one I wanted-no mat

g had defini

was capable of. But Sophie had agreed before I could object. When she walked out of

ut streets, the silence between us felt oppress

uldn't take i

er at her. "Are you okay? You

hausted." She said wit

e. It was obvious she's not okay. B

inutes, I a

don't tell me you're fine be

ingers crossing over one ano

me I'm not going to like what she

w any emotion. "I think we sh

at a red light, I turned

own. "It's f

ing was fine. We spoke, we-" I gasped roughly, trying to und

le

eeth. "Did he

quickly

honked behind us honked with rage, and I later moved

re you just throwing away e

ldn't face me. "Because I don't belong

wisted. "Tha

mily, to inherit a huge fortune and I'm just... me. A marketing assistan

t get to make that choice for me. No one does.

. "And love isn't enough. Believing I could eve

is," I spoke in a low, angry tone. "Tell me whats

dn't a

h dropped

said looking

d he offer you money? T

ts were

it, Sophi

y turning to face me, her eyes bla

art s

shaking her head. "And

bitter silen

"You're lying, there'

m n

lled over, putting it into park. I turned to her, my eyes searching ov

hesi

econd. But i

fter now. "You're trying t

owed hard

want to go because you don't love me, I'll let

e everything, Leon. You don't know what its like where I come from, or

lt squeezed

she said, reaching f

she didn't mean a word of all she just sai

ie, w

atched her walk away, my heart beating loudly, I really want

oul

d just shattered me with a l

didn't l

ot on the gas, heading straight hom

*******

, I went to my father's study, sho

om behind his desk, no

y behind me. "What di

cing his fingers together. "I had

She ended things. Out of nowhere. Right after you had a private

ike satisfaction. "She's a sensible young woma

idn't you? You always throw money at every

t. All he said was, "Sh

s as a win or something? Yo

was unavoidable. You live in a different world than that girl. She realized it. I simply helped her see t

thing in my life? That you can decide who I choose

t's about responsibility, obligation. And you have

adiating off me. "Let me be clea

ng, my father's face f

did yo

ily. "I'm breaking off

ed his jaw. "You

replied quickly. "An

from the engagement will bring Sophie back? Make

o back down. "Well maybe she did," I said

d. "You're being unreasonable.

g toward the door. "I'm m

y, closing the

I remembered wha

de her

d to bel

away–but I wasn't going