her late mother's most cherished piece of jewelry-a pricele

ibly with the cheap pink fabric of her dress, was t

She pulled it sharply toward her. The thick diamond chain dug into

grab her throat, her tears flowing freely now.

ne again, but Eleonora shot him a glare

e you permission to touch my mother's things

ic. "D-Dad! Clyde said it looked pretty wit

Clyde? What gives him the right t

empt. "Tell me, you two Ivy League scholars. What is the charge in the New York Stat

f gray. He knew exactly what it was. I

d there and defended her. Is this what your elite famili

shattered the delicate, innocent socialite

at the thought that the pure, sweet girl he ha

s room with the label of a thief, her reputatio

im act and desperately reached behind her neck, her

manicured nails scratched her own

sapphire necklace slid off her neck an

ly. She looked at Isaac, her eyes begging for sympath

at the necklace in Eleonora's hand, a dark s

sgust, a twisted thrill shot down his spine. The way she commanded the ro

lously scrub the sapphire and the diamonds. She rubbed the metal with intense focus, as if the necklace had been contamina

burned like acid in her chest. She dug her fingernails

coat pocket. She tossed the dirty wipe perf

pt over Addisyn's expensive pink haute couture dre

with absolute disdain. She pulled out her phone and diale

ou, Miss Eleonora?" a highly prof

e all their access to the trust's funds," Eleonora commanded, her eyes locked onto Addisyn's increasi

Eleonora. Execut

h, everyone knew the Carlisle family trust was the true, bottomless vault that funded their most extravagant desires. Without that black car

with my mother's money. The charity is over. Now, get out of my room. And don't even think about packing anything bought with the trust fund. If you want

e collapsed onto the cold marble floor. She desperately clutched the fabric of her expensive pink haute couture dress, her knuckles turning white, but she couldn't utter a single wor

had stripped them of every legal, moral, and financial defense they had. But outside this room,