asked sweetly, and there was som

Uhmm, you shouldn't have come down from the

ing me a once-over look like she was in

leaned in and pressed a kiss to

urled into a wicked smirk before he pulled Beth into a dee

ly I barely registered the way Priscilla s

replace you anyways". She said, her voice dripping

He didn't flinch. He didn't correct her. He just stood there, wa

e?" I managed to say, searching his fa

I'd stay by your side forever? You think I'd just wa

voice cracked but I

our father's company is collapsing, Amelia. You knew that, d

. "That's what this is about?" My v

it is. You think I was w

had never loved me. He had been waiting-calculating. An

feet quite well. My father's company was fine. But I

good boyfriend, thinking maybe-just maybe-you'd actually give a damn about my fu

er audacity of his wo

owed you something," I wh

ged, comple

clenched at his sides, but he let Ja

my father will be giving Jake a $50 million deal and making him CEO of our c

. Her dad made her the center of everything, giving her anything she wanted. A

was his golden ticket. "She didn't eve

n Logan ste

aren't you?" he said, his

irk twitch

her, use her, manipulate her, and when she didn't hand you the world on a

dramatically.

lled with nothing but disgust. "You're a grown man crying over..what, a contract you didn't get? News flash:

n darkened, but L

r. Meanwhile, you were waiting around like some helpless brat, expecting her to hand you success, which I'm glad she didn't." Lo

jaw. "You don't kno

ot back. "And I know that

and who are you again? Where do y

really do your research," he said

ld even be honored to have a conversation with m

, making sure we both saw the ma

re body

soon," he said, pressing a

raling. That was supposed to be my

eyes. No. I wouldn't let him have the

to turn away, I felt a stro

og

d in and pressed a soft kiss against my cheek. My breath caught as I turned to look

oothly, his voice calm and unw

took my hand and brought it t

g. "Isn't that right?" he asked

of what he was doing-

, forcing a small smile

d for a split second.

hetic," she muttere