Redemption of the heiress

His family's sudden move had already put him in a bad mood, and to top it of

Josh had cov

ck and live with his family just to get dragged into more drama. He was an adult now-he'd already been li

ill a chance for them. He didn't want to throw away everything they had. They'd be

erve to be someon

y had much of a cho

this was thei

uldn't have to worry about them as much. He could go back to livi

ybe his day wasn't so terrible after all. He finally stepped out of

the s

her face-the same smile that used to make his whole day. She was

d was in so

t, with the kind of polished look that practically screamed "respec

g Alexand

and the stupid work uniform he was still wea

he muttered

ead, he turne

t was a bad d

d his phone out of his pocket, assuming it was a message from h

est from Ca

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entally accepted the request in the proc

es were anything to go by. Luxury everywhere-de

he even kno

arla bit her n

dsome brother again and had accid

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is fingers in fr

napping out of it and pretending to listen to

as covered in files. Daniel

l lying on the table, surrounded by photos of everyone

d Daniel-but they could go to

ne one last time an

al accepted you

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l her if she fou

e regr

en a l

Evelyn felt like she'd fin

tion wasn't as bad as

n as her biggest threat - wasn't r

t business school, but it didn't come

xperience, no meaningful connections. At best, he'd land some m

ooth and nail to prove herself in his eyes - but at the end of the day, he cared about

epped out of the car and appr

vous? she thought

in the road - a temporary dis

l, she caught the faint sound of laughter - soft

n this house? This cold, silent hou

parents laughing too? She

arp flicker of bitterne

ned her shoulders, and let her face

on't m

Evelyn walked into t

lled out lightly, her voice floa

the spot. Every hea

like she was waiting's for Evelyn to cause a s

n the faces she saw earlier in the photos with D

in her throat. But she forced it down an

elyn said smoothly, her

s moment in her mind a thousand times - the gr

ng inside her was already s