Too Late, Guardian: I Choose Him Now

Chapter 5

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d her through the thrumming chaos of the club. The combination of whiskey, adr

stroom," she mumbled, stopping in

ning slightly as he took in her flushed che

contrast to the dark, pulsing energy of the club. Alaina leaned over a sink

s were too bright, her lipstick smeared, a fra

lls broke her trance. The door swung open, and B

ng they were alone, they moved to the mirror beside Alaina and began reapply

ing with disdain as she puckered her lips at her reflection. "To

f the Harmons. First, she throws herself at her guardian, and

eir insults. She had been taking them for years. But hearing them drag Derrick's name thr

her heart, the thought of his reputation be

a conspiratorial whisper. "I bet she's already slept with Derrick. Why else

it. The f

inside Ala

fury that stunned them into silence. In t

as sharp and loud, echo

nd her humiliation into it. A bright red handprint b

her face, her eyes wide with disb

sed, her whole body trembl

ck and lunged at Alaina, her na

ng her backward. Blair lost her balance and slammed hard

s on the counter on either side of Blair, trapping her. She leaned in

each word precise and deadly. "But you will not ta

he quiet, mousy Alaina they were used to tormenting. This

toria were ge

er hands shaking. "I'm calling th

were starting to gather at the restroom door,

oom to a scene of chaos: Blair pinned against the sink, Victoria screaming into her phone,

his eyes turning to

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“I rushed through the freezing rain to deliver medicine to Derrick Harmon, my guardian and the man I had secretly loved for ten years. But the door was opened by a famous supermodel wearing his dark silk robe. Derrick looked at my soaking wet clothes, casually dismissed her as a "casual fling," and sent me back out into the storm. Later that night, his niece and her rich friends cornered me at a club, loudly mocking my secret crush and calling me a disgusting parasite who tried to seduce her own guardian. When I slapped one of them for dragging Derrick's reputation through the mud, Derrick suddenly appeared. He didn't ask what happened or why I was trembling. He just looked at me with piercing disappointment. "Apologize to them. Don't make me more disappointed than I already am." I stared at him in sheer disbelief. I had spent my entire youth devoted to him, and I had just risked everything to defend his honor, yet he condemned me without a single question. Even after the club's security footage proved my innocence, he merely stood there as his model girlfriend arrived to kiss him in front of everyone. The quiet, hopeless devotion I had held onto for a decade finally shattered into dust. I turned my back on his sudden, desperate apologies and looked up at Julian, my untouchable, billionaire cousin who had silently shielded me the entire night. "Can we go now?" I asked, choosing to step into his car and walk away from Derrick forever.”