luxurious cars lined the entrance, each accompanied by a secretary or bodyguard. Billionaires stepped
lionaire had been invited. The hall was buzzing with chatter, connections, and
hne Diamond stepped out first, her figure wrapped in an elegant black dress, face glowing under
ess that had shadowed him since the age of eight. Flashes exploded around them as th
-but as usual, Daphne ignored everyone. The siblings w
sign?" Dylan
ied," Daphne replied with a s
Dylan shoo
h a smirk, pointing subtly. "She's here-with
oming with her brother,
ht you only lost your sight-no
he groan
warned you,"
e her a chance, you'd see
er will," Dap
appeared with a bright smile. Daphne only scoffed, turned her back, and wal
r brother?"
ouldn't come right
mile. Only four people had ever seen hi
car you promised
ht it. It'll ar
relationship wasn't still private," she
you later," she said,
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EST
someone appeared at the door. She ignored them,
ter," the lady said
u want?" Da
om wants you at the mansion tomorrow e
d returned to the hall. Madison scoffed a
surprisingly, Diamond Body Perfection won. It was their third win in a
roudly as they climbed the stage to accept the award. Dylan even addressed the crowd, his speech full o
not bothering to stay f
-
dinner tomorrow night. Y
Dylan sai
aphne smirked and stepped out of the car. Dylan's secretary drove of
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FFEE
n-stop, while the new girl-hired only days ago-stood
weren't helping. They gathered around the TV to wa
p with this," Ar
n't lift heavy things," th
y?" Ariel
didn't you hear?" a wai
id, but they ignored her. She groaned a
change, the manager sum
ng. We have to let one
eved the lazy girl w
, but we won't be needing yo
an her, right?" she asked
who I mean," t
re over two years!
t has to be. Ple
my money. Your loss
end of the month,"
lfway through. Pay me
," he sai
m, she change and trashed everything she could-shattering gla
care. She stepped outside, only
rough alleys until she reached the main road. A car approached-withou
ssenger door, ban
Dylan asked fro
handle it," Jacob, his sec
ou doing?"
aside and slipped into the car through the
the car right no
must be the owner. Pleas
Dylan asked, hi
ards nearing. She dove into Dylan's ch
ou doing?!"
or a few minut
ur filthy hands!" he gr
apped, stepping out as t
pologized as Dylan tossed
ve," Dyla
into the shadows. She soon reached her tiny apartment-her only home since she aged out of the
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TONE
t as students clustered around the m
e's here
ce-he's like
.. I swear,
st look at me o
rame, and his signature headphones hanging around his neck, he walked past without glancing at a single soul. His h
idence before parking it neatly in the designat
ne girl called out, voice
espond. Not
tried, "Did y
He kept
's so my
e want h
e garbage bin and casually dumped the small pile of gifts stuffed in his lock
" he muttered u
waiting. Some looked anxious. Others excited. Everyone straightene
n't be in today," he said, tone firm,
s a final-year sscholarship student, top of his class, and presi
board. "Let'
dive into the lesson, the
Clap..
use echoed through the ro
head t
oozed arrogance. His messy curls bounced with each step, and a devilish gri
id with mock surprise, pulling off his sunglasses. "How t
Angelo said,
en I want. My dad owns this
lent. Tension cra
p by step, until he stood
e deadly calm. "One more time-and I'll personally
led throug
red for a split secon
scare me,
eplied, eyes narrowing. "
swaggered over to the back row, where a group of girls imme
o the board like
ture. Pay attention-there
red speak out of turn. Not with Angelo standing a
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ND MA
d in without
ed me here," she
over dinner," M
ughter," her s
. I know my real da
rother?" Mrs.
rew him out yourse
ody lotion. Madison's company is strug
"You really thou
our differences?"
n kids. You threw us out for this b
anded across
mouth!" her
rother-we're better off without you!" Daphne scr
l your anger," the stepfather said
-
, and stepsister had cast her and Dylan aside. Lost in thought, she missed the red light
torm out of her car closin
ut froze when she saw hi
as A
ed me! Are you b
Her heart raced. How could a
Angelo scoffed
bbing his arm. Her voice wa
she asked gently,