d leave quietly. But one careless, deliberately loud remark, one mocking and derogatory remark a lady had made about her now, making heads to snap at her and f

girl turn a man like Oswald Esc

e, it was sharp and mocking. Heads

to be honest," the woman added,

. Inside, her blood boiled. On the outside, sh

the girl society rejected for daring

Dino

Philadelphia, along with several billion-dollar ventures across the country. The only son of Hi

but powerful. W

, no prestigious titles. At first, she hadn't cared what people said. Their gossip seemed petty compared t

nts refused t

best thing in her life, adoring her without apology

jealousy, and so she did. Keeping her he

asked the man

scanned h

ed and fif

r groceries neatly in a branded paper bag. Just as she reached

ce, leave Oswald. Let

just looked at him, saying nothing. Then she sho

pped the bag on the passenger seat. Sitting back against the headrest, she let the tea

she wiped her eyes and

r this? She couldn't face him, not with the weight of those words still pressing on

, from the pigeonhole, her phon

r it, her hear