's

n't be real..

less all along," Ivana smirked wh

take, but–" I swallowed my salty saliva as fre

father, right?" Ivana pouted while Ethan picked the property papers now signed into her name

aliva felt like hot lava hard for me to swallow, and my hear

ating Ethan and not my darling Ethan. "I'm sure you know what to do with tho

er a lot, but she is my sister, and I sincerely think she's going to die if you leave her at this point. I can

now it. I've done everything possible to make you happ

tomorrow, and heaven knows, you don't wa

eft while I still sat in shoc

, but you have to believe that your father is not d

were like salt on an open wound and dragon br

ng I stayed in the room, but I knew that by the time the nanny, Mrs Cordelia wal

oping to my level, she tried to pull me into a comforting embrace. "

y voice was dried and void of all human emoti

t keep hope alive and believe that he had a good reason for doing what he did

it but because Ivana would mock my all round failure if I let her ha

?" she jolted up b

at was good for her. I ignored her questions and grab

wine, I felt the world begin to spin. Afterwards, I crashed t

*

Mrs Cordelia's voice w

it's morning

that my entangled legs can be fre

ed that you come over at night as she wo

leared my morning routine befo

not long ago to her father's company," one of the maid

, then. T

f leaving Ethan's mansion, the atmosphere changed,

l the stare, murmurs, and silen

sked one of the staff afte

sked not to be disturbed," she repl

omman

heard Ivana's voices, and the click

ff go away as I was now

e is E

to you that he wants no business wit

ou have no business with

He was your husband. Now hand those di

here?" Ethan's voice cut in

creamed for me to vanish. "I came to see you, Ethan... At least to talk things out

e last shred of respect to you would be divorcing you before marrying he

e us. He walked past me to take Ivana's hands. Going down on one

u marry m