constant. The Vanderbilt all

ance was expected, my enthu

rect communication was impossible with his current

father trusted implici

ays dreamed of attending. She was a long-time acquaintance of my

e, "Help, my stepmoth

be subtle.

tensibly an update on

to update you on my university considerations, as per my father' s suggesti

studies, my volunteer work (the real

he code

ng very quickly, and while Eleanor is quite enthusiastic, the arrangements feel... rushed, and somewhat overwhelming for someone my age. Father always valued

. She was sharp. She understood my father' s character. The words

ing under her guidance, reinforcing my academic aspirations, a

ut through a secure channel, by

get it?" Maya asked

Hayes knows my father wouldn' t want me railroaded into something li

immer of hope. But it was a m

inevitable confrontations ahead. Eleanor was planning a grand introduction for me

e the next b