My Boyfriend Disappeared Mid-Flight, And Everyone Denied He Ever Existed?!

Chapter 3 "Good girl." As a reward, Mrs. Sterling handed me a credit card. Told me to go out and enjoy myself for the day. First real break I'd had since arriving at the Sterling mansion. The driver dropped me off in the middle of downtown-busy, loud, alive. I got out and started walking. Barely made it a block before I saw her. Eva. Standing on the corner in the blazing sun, handing out flyers. The Collins family was broke. Of course she'd be out here working. What else could she do? Last life, that was me. Summer breaks meant three jobs a day, plus keeping up with school.

And on top of that, I had to do all the housework for Mr. and Mrs. Collins. They said they treated us equally. Bullshit. They'd never make Colin lift a finger. Took me years to figure it out-they didn't adopt me because they wanted a daughter. They wanted free labor. "Hi, would you like to take a look at-" She shoved a flyer at me. Then she looked up. Her voice died mid-sentence. "Anna?" Her eyes swept over me-designer clothes, glowing skin. A flash of jealousy twisted across her face before she forced it down. She smiled. Fake as hell. "Wow. Look at you, living the dream.

But don't say I didn't warn you-the Sterling family isn't what you think. Mrs. Sterling? She's worse than you can imagine. You'll figure it out soon enough." "Oh." My flat response pissed her off. She started bragging about the Collins family. "Uncle and Aunt treat me so well. I'm so fulfilled every day. Colin even tutors me. Oh, and we both got into Pacific Heights Prep this year. Special admission." Pacific Heights Prep. The same school on the acceptance letter Mrs. Sterling just handed me. Only kids with serious family backgrounds or insane grades got in. The rest?

Special admissions-meaning they were too good to pass up. Last life, Colin and I were the ones who got in on merit. "My life's only going to get better. But you? You're going to die on the street." She said it like it was a fact. 1 opened my mouth to say something- 11.00% "Eva!" "Colin! What are you doing here?" Eva's face lit up as she threw herself into Colin's arms. Colin was holding a lunchbox. He handed it to her. "Mom wanted me to bring you food. It's too hot out here. Let me take over for a bit." "No, I'm fine. Really." Mr. and Mrs.

Collins would rather scrape together money for Colin's expensive tutoring than give Eva a break. Last life, that was me getting squeezed dry. "You're working too hard." Then Colin noticed me standing there. "Colin, this is my sister Anna. You saw her at the orphanage before." Eva introduced me. Colin looked me up and down. His expression was cold, laced with disgust. He didn't say a word to me. Just turned back to Eva. "Stop hanging around trash like her. Let's go." He didn't give me a chance to speak. Just grabbed Eva's hand and walked off. "Colin, why are you being so mean?

You're going to scare her." "Silly girl, that person back there? She's bad news. Stay away from her. Who knows what kind of damage she'll do to you later." Their voices faded, but I heard every word. A ripple of something stirred in my chest. Not much. Just a flicker. I pulled out Mrs. Sterling's credit card and went shopping. Bought a mountain of luxury goods. (1) 000 (0) Desthe to Dunish Me?! That's Illegal, Family! 11.5% Cedella Cedella is a passionate storyteller known for her bold romantic and spicy novels that keep readers hooked from the very first chapter.

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