Wealth and Forbidden Love

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t, a part of which would become the defender. The rest would be tiny shards that it would

e most: the shattering of glass, the panic in my mother's eyes, my father's

t I just knew that my life would

for what happened. Tiny for my age, I was pummeled as the car tumbled down the hill. Every second was too real. There was no shortcut, a

surv

er all the drugs they had to pump into me. To be fair, they were only amazed, celebratory. Fo

I was in a heavy paradise. Weighed down but giddy, grasping for every jet stream of painkillers, it was a repri

serable-looking men in white would say, but I had to

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speed I was in. The large mansion called Briar Hill carried all kinds of eerie sounds – e

y. It could be one of Rafael's weights, Emilie's hairdry

s thud made my h

esitated, though. After all, I was in bed reading a book. It could have been one o

f the accident that I kept hearing crashing sounds. Funny, because I knew that my memories were only of pain and floating. There were no sounds. As if someone had

d I was

d do that. When I was still in college, the stress of eyes fol

other one, and I knew I was wide awake. I slid down from my bed to the waiting wheelchair on the side. It was a qu

gh most of his children's bedrooms could be found on the same wing,

he rest of t

should be there during the day. There were also the servants, too many to mention, the most prominent of which were Ha

t. What help would I be? Someone should have heard that. Th

ht above Joseph's home office. The next room was a lock

ing area that could compete against hotels receptions, and other extra amenities. However, it had th

not a wastrel. He took his parents' money and made them multiply. Smart guy. He also did not have any vices: did not drink, did not ga

chose not to. He had adopted three children previously: Emilie, Joseph, and Rafael. He said I was a complicated case but that I did not

never did. I continued raging over the perceived r

dawned on me, however, I found

study. The door was slightly ajar. Even from a few feet away

down on the floor. I had not touche