es instantl

eyes on such an att

nd daunting, with a slight, mocking curve to his lips. He

er first experience of

aptivated and devoted her

he had no desire to stay with Kristy. Eventually, she made

and, gifted when Nate returned from his studies oversea

andfather once helped m

sformed Leanna's

illed with brand-new designer clothes. Finally, she could say goodbye to the old clothes she was wearing, which had been her cous

ids attending to her, a

nder girl swiftly gained

r from school, but now she was

igh school. At eighteen, she got into a top university in Elesmond. Finishing her undergraduate stu

nd infrequent visits, he ensured everything was for h

life, growing brighter with each brief m

nce, often inquiring about w

whom the Holland family's business in Ele

ociety women all competed for his attention,

even ejected a well-known actress from

shattered Leanna. How could

his disinterest in

she witnessed today shattered all her ill

that a future togethe

ght; he had merely cared for her out of

harbored for four years

e papers and move abroad. He had someone new in his lif

, her eyes now reflect

for her, why should

ho had once begged desperately t

er voice laced with con

he papers and then leave the country as N