LOGINIan raised an eyebrow. “I wasn’t drunk last night. I was completely sober.“Sweetheart, I knew exactly what I was doing. I have been aware of my feelings for you for a long time. I just kept holding them back. But last night, when you hired those male escorts and leaned into that man’s arms, I could
Mia’s expression hardened. “Ian, what kind of thing is that to say? Who I date is none of your business.”“Fine.” Ian gave a short, cold laugh. “None of my business.”His face remained dark as he walked out. From that day on, he never returned to the Quinton estate.Mia did not see him for more than
Mia’s relationship with Ian had changed completely. Somewhere along the way, she had become the one doing the bullying.If she was upset, she would pinch or swat him without hesitation, and Ian would only grin and call her “Little Princess” or “Miss Trouble,” never once fighting back.Later, Mia was
By the time Ian was eighteen and in his senior year, his life was too busy with schoolwork to waste time picking on his stepsister. It had been a long time since he had teased Mia.The high school and middle school buildings were close to each other. That afternoon, he and a few classmates walked to
Lester was often away from home.In the beginning, whenever Mia was bullied by Ian, she would run to her mother, Sharon, in tears. But as a stepmother, Sharon felt she had no authority to discipline Ian. For the sake of keeping the household peaceful, she chose to turn a blind eye and never told Le
The first time Mia met Ian, she was only nine years old.Her mother, Sharon, held her hand and smiled brightly. “Say hello to your new brother.”The little girl tilted her head up at the tall boy in front of her, pressed her lips together, and obediently said, “Hi, brother.”The boy didn’t look the
Sean pushed forward, but a man appeared out of nowhere, blocking his path.The stranger collided with him head-on, spilling red wine all over Sean’s suit.Sean barely flinched. His only thought was to get past him and reach Charlotte. He sidestepped to move around, but the man mirrored him, stepping
“They even made a separate group chat just to gossip about you. You’re not in it, so I took screenshots. I’ll send them to you.”A moment later, Jenny sent over more than thirty screenshots.Charlotte scrolled through them one by one, fury building with every message she read.She had thought that t
Sean shot Ian a cold glance. “She doesn’t have to tell you anything.”Mia gave Ian a pinch on the arm. “Lottie’s his fiancée, and they’re about to get engaged. Why are you making such a big scene? You trying to steal the spotlight or something?”“Ow, alright, alright, stop pinching me, would you
A small crowd began to gather, drawn in by the commotion.Charlotte had never attended these kinds of tiresome parties before. Aside from a few close friends in the circle and some family friends of the Riley family, most of Jersey City’s elite didn’t know who she was. This party had been organize







