Trampled To The Bottom, Now I'm At The Top

nd froze at what she saw as

erfectly, and her soft features made her look harmless and pitiful. Tears gathere

ren is dangerous. Everyone knows that, and nobody wants anything to do with him

w cruel the world can be. If she leaves this family and loses Damien, she won't even know how to tak

I know how much you love me, but I..." she whi

sion softened. "You're too good for your own good. You

e together now, Chelsey. Please don't blame her f

gaze stayed calm, yet a sharp c

Her fiancé had bee

he wanted to talk about her wedding to Damien. He had brough

ccept a nightmare of a marriage for her. Somehow, Damie

marriage arrangement between our families was always supposed to involve the Clark family's real daughter. We have our reputation to think about. I know this sounds harsh, but y

ly. Eleanor really did

Clarks claimed work kept them too busy to care for her. Even the money for her daily expenses rar

her. Only after her grandmother died and she moved back to the city did she discover what

he Clarks hadn't kept their distance because they were busy. They simply d

nd working on scientific research. That hadn't left her much time to spend with Damien, but she had still believed w

e ended their engagement while acti

g left to argue about.

eanor. Even her voice stayed calm. "Fine. We're done. Ju

easily. He had been prepared for tears or

, he found himself unwilling to give her up completely. T

t? You really do think a lot of yoursel

still haven't found your real parents. Now that you and Damien aren't getting married, there's something else we need to

ation was enough to make people stay out of his way. He was known for being ruthl

ould cure and that he wouldn't make it past thirty. Very