still felt unsteady. Nathan hadn't shown her any merc

apartment, she found her best friend,

n spotted her, s

everyone at the engagement party to laugh at you. Who else would've had the nerve to put that video on the screen? If he didn't want to

t all, Madeline remained silent. Eventually, Vivian stopped tal

e, are y

as she leaned back against the sofa. After hearin

t. Everything about him changed after my family went bankrupt. What I didn't expect

ally going to let him walk away

engagement is over, but everything he owes me an

"And how exactly are you planning to do that? What do

ared. Vivian was the only close friend who never left her side. Under those c

bout it, Madeline finally spoke.

es widened

line added, "I spent

only stare at

er?" she asked, stumbling over the na

es

your mind?" V

only man he doesn't have the nerve to offend. If I stay with Nathan, Julian will lose the very thing he tried so hard to keep, which is his

was choosing the only way out afte

ut the right chance had never come. Last night'

sed before she found her voice again. "Don't act on impulse. Nat

n though he had worked in medicine for the past few years, everyone understood that the Spencer family's b

was stepping into a situation s

not waver. Her tone

dle Nathan. We are o

left. She had no family standing, no protection, and no one she could depend on. If s

ace. "Are you really going to g

line replied in a steady vo

she needed him to fall for her. Only then could she unc