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that necklace was, you shoul

d to Liam with

m about it. He could have just bou

. "Only you would like something so c

eered

ecklace. You can even sell it for cash

fingers at a

er brought a necklace to

ized it

om necklaces from a designer abroad to cel

nty million dollars, was sparklin

he bunch. It was a freebie the designer had thrown

e said, not even trying to hide her mockery. "But since

es. My heart, which I thought couldn't ge

w and steady. "Enjoy your celebrat

d and walked out o

ge entrance exam results would be out

hought was

robotic dog, my only companion in

you are no longer the Stone heir, your things are no longer welcome. She a

my hands and f

e. Buddy was my only emotional support, the

were going t

nquet hall, my heart

her friends, "That dog was always jumping on people. It was disgust

"Why did he insist on keeping such a us

ost

pain, exploded. I ru

to my Buddy? Give

hall was startle

ce pushed me down.

ly scars on my arm. Scars from the punishments I had

their cameras flashing. My disheveled appearance, my torn c

ecovered fr

estion me? You' re getting

, hold h

ey pinned me to the floor, holding my h

" my mother sneered, pulling out her ph

e right in front of my eyes. A liv

e, covered in dents and scrapes. He was w

my hear

ing against the bodyguards. "Let Bu

ly kicked me har

made me curl up

ike that?" he roared. "Kneel down an

faces surrounding me. My family. My

from the crowd cu

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