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ra was spending the afternoon reading her favorite

oorstep, Sierra was always homeschooled and she never had many friends. She never went partyin

e talking about. Aren’t we supposed to do something

fun?” Sierr

uncle and aunt. Sierra had an older brother, Sebastian, but he passed away in a car accident ten years ago, along with their dear mother. Ever since that accident, Sierra was homeschooled

?!” Rosie clapped in excitement. “I k

her head quickly. “I’m not gett

won’t even know you’r

I’m not in the mood to be cramped up in a

ng to take Sierra out for a long time and introduce h

nd find love if you don’t even go o

said defensively, picking

in love with those fictional ch

nd smiled. “Besides, we have that

. This year, however, everything was back to normal and Sierra’s dad went all out. He rented the ballroom at the Plaza Hotel and invited hundreds of guests from all over the co

ebrows. “Been there, done that. It’s not as m

howc

you off to the world. I mean you’ve seen the g

of people RSVPed and most of them she didn’t even know, but they were all famous fam

dad’s closest friends,

ow how our family works. There’s no such thing as friends arou

are you

k’s high society. A lot of prominent families will

uh

w to make a point. “Guys are gonna be li

a gasped in te

to me, but luckily, I already met Ethan before I turn eighteen. So

boyfriend Ethan Vanderbilt when she was a freshman at The Trinity School. Th

ailed. “I’m just a freshman in col

o decide,” Rosie gave her a sad smile. “When we’re born in

for her, Rosie had an older brother and sister, so her parents didn’t have to worry about not getting an heir from her. Si

ke that, Si,” Rosie pointed at the book on Sier

Love was not something a girl from her family was supposed to have. She only had responsibili

a hug. “You know what? Let’s get your dad’s credit card an

itched into a small smile. Within seconds, the two gir

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are you gi

as he was descending down the stairs. He was wearing a dark thre

ly in the air as she skipped to the d

” Sierra’s dad replied. “And don'

. Everywhere she went, she could never escape the bodyguards her dad hired. Even

er dad stepped closer

er heels, but she stopped herself. Rosie was

lly, can I ask

es

before continuing, looking

or me… Does that mean I’m gonna b

her da

husband or something like that?” she asked

ar that?” her dad

e sai

d and shook his head. “You’re just going to meet some o

ut

g men out there, so if you happen to meet someone you like, that’s a good thing

reassuringly and Sierra

, dad,” s

, sweetie. Trust

ng her dad goodbye. She was smiling from ea

self. Maybe a girl like me could still fi

n, she had a good feeling about it. Normally, she was anxious about big p

er prince charmin

party would bring. But wha

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