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So What If It Stings?

Author: LS.Jean
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-18 22:13:27

"Suit yourself," Ethan nodded. "You don't have to deal with schmoozing at events or showing up to big functions anyway."

"Dress however makes you feel good. Comfort's what counts."

Anna blinked for a few seconds, finally catching on.

"What're you getting at? Why wouldn't I need to hit those fancy occasions?"

She knew families like the Blackwoods came with endless high-society gigs.

All this effort to revamp herself? So she could stand tall by his side at those galas, head high.

"You planning on ditching me when you head out?"

Ethan's brow twitched, just barely. "Why would I drag you along?"

"Well... duh? With our history, wherever you go, I go. That's how it works."

Those three years on Sunset Island, Anna had stuck to him like glue, shadowing his every step.

Deep down, she couldn't imagine a world where she and Jack ever split.

Especially after Dad passed—Jack was her whole universe.

Ethan kept his cool, laying it out patient. "Things are different now, Anna."

"Different how? Aren't
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