." Hailey' s voice was steady, despite the tremor in he

ld indifference she knew all too well. It was the

n back. She jus

she could hear We

s asked. "I thought she was go

s face? He looked like he was about to kill someon

way. He definitely doesn'

She didn' t need their com

rm. It was Chloe, her face a m

fly comment, then you throw away the roses?

nd," Hailey said

y from the lingering onlookers, toward the quieter paths of

lain the lifetime of pain that had just

m Connecticut chasing the untouchable Vanderbilt heir. Some found it romantic, o

ut at a cost she was no

ding a change of scenery, anything to escape

gue. She saw the raw pain in Hailey' s eyes. "Fine. Let' s go to that

ley agreed. Anyt

lawn, Liam stood motionless, wat

approached hi

Wes asked. "You

s were still fixed on the spo

an added. "First she insults your manhood,

ses," Liam said, his

s. Anyway, forget her. We' re heading to The Alchemist. The guys from

is expression unreadab

riends scrambling to keep

ispered. "But is it because she ins

this is way more interesting than watching him ign

he girl Liam had loved since Andover, the girl whose name was a sec

wd. Hailey and Chloe found a small table in the corner. The espress

after their second round. "Wh

ust realized... it' s not wor

widened. She had just pulled her phone out of h

atch. Lia

he bumped into him. The watch he never took

she never saw it. But her conscience wouldn'

. "I' ll be

r to hand it to, her gaze locked with a pair

i

es, Evan, and a few other guys.

ken tension. He knew she had i

... Liam Vanderbilt?" she whispered, her voic

him to think she had followed him here. She di

ut it seemed fate, or whatever cruel