e asked sweetly, and there was som

Uhmm, you shouldn't have come down from the c

ing me a once-over look like she was ins

leaned in and pressed a kiss to

curled into a wicked smirk before he pulled Beth into a de

udly I barely registered the way Beth smi

replace you anyways". She said, her voice dripping

. He didn't flinch. He didn't correct her. He just stood there, w

e?" I managed to say, searching his fac

I'd stay by your side forever? You think I'd just w

voice cracked but

Your father's company is collapsing, Amelia. You knew that,

. "That's what this is about?" My vo

it is. You think I was

ad never loved me. He had been waiting and calculating? A

r feet quite well. My father's company was fine. But I

good boyfriend, thinking maybe, just maybe, you'd actually give a damn about my f

er audacity of his wor

I owed you something," I w

ged, complet

clenched at his sides, but he let J

.my father will be giving Jake a $50 million deal and making him CEO of our

. Her dad made her the center of everything, giving her anything she wanted. A

was his golden ticket. "She didn't even

n Logan step

, aren't you?" he said, hi

mirk twitc

f her, use her, manipulate her, and when she didn't hand you the world on a

dramatically

with nothing but disgust. "You're a grown man crying over..what, a contract you didn't get? Well, News flash! yo

on darkened, but

her father. Meanwhile, you were waiting around like some brat, expecting her to hand you success, which I'm glad she didn't." L

jaw. "You don't know

shot back. "And I know that

and who are you again? Where do

d really do your research," he sai

ld even be honored to have a conversation with me

y, making sure we both saw the m

re body w

hews soon," he said, press

aling. That was supposed to be my ri

eyes. No. I wouldn't let him have the s

to turn away, I felt a str

Lo

nst my side. Then, to my shock, he leaned in

m, but he only winked at me, a silent

oothly, his voice calm and unwa

e took my hand and brought it

"Isn't that right, princess?" he as

of what he was doing b

y, forcing a small smil

ed for a split second

thetic," she mutter