"You're too kind, Mr. Matthews. I’m just here with Adora. You can just pretend I’m not even around."Theodore's outstretched hand froze in midair, and the smile on his face turned to ice.The room fell into sudden, suffocating silence.Peter, standing at the back, let out a dry, mocking chuckle.Thr
Saturday arrived.Louis finished his work early and headed out to pick up Adora.Ruby, clearly still anxious Adora might not show, called again in the evening."We’re on our way," Adora said bluntly. "You seem awfully eager to get me there. What, laid a trap and just waiting for me to walk in?""Ad
Louis looked momentarily stunned before realization dawned on his face."So that's why you called me out of the blue and even came to pick me up after work. Turns out, you needed a favor."Adora glanced away, lips pressed together in slight embarrassment.Worried he'd startled her, Louis quickly sof
By the time Adora arrived at the hospital, Louis was already waiting outside, dressed down and ready to go.After their call, he didn’t bother driving his own car. Instead, he followed her instructions and walked to where she had parked.“You didn’t bring your car?” Adora rolled down the window, cu
Ruby knew exactly what was going on.Her parents hadn’t kicked her out because they still hoped to squeeze some last bit of usefulness out of her.Of course, if they could convince Adora to come back into the fold, then Ruby, as the adopted daughter, would be obsolete.But the problem was, Adora had
Adora perked up instantly. “Who did you find? One of your friends?”Louis sounded displeased. “You think I’d be friends with that kind of scumbag?”The plan was to match Ruby with one of those polished, silver-spoon heirs—the kind who could charm his way through courtship, all tailored suits and smo