Chapter 17

Aven Harris was in misery as he looked at her.

He had no idea about any of this.

"I was thinking, you wrecked me," she said, her eyes steely.

" If I hadn't been with you, I could have gotten the job on my own power. But now, even if I stayed, it would be disgraceful. Because of you, I had to undergo humiliation that I didn't have to. Your mother stated I was an orphan unworthy of the Harris family. Do you realize how depressed I am? I am not an orphan. My mum exists. How come I'm an orphan?"

Finally, she clenched her fists in protest.

He felt as if he had been slapped across the face.

"I'm sincerely sorry, Luna, I don't know about this." I regret my mother's words and behavior. "How come you didn't inform me about this before?"

She took a deep breath to relax. "How am I supposed to tell you? To allow you to return home and go against your mother? Allow you to be an unfaithful son because of me? Could you please break up with your family for me? Or is it possible that if I had told you,