Chapter 13 When Angela found out that Aunt had shown up in Nitelheim City with Rosemary , looking for a way to reconcile with me , she was furious ez back into your life and make you change your mind Her eyes blared with anger , and she clenched her teeth .
That jerk really thanks just to showing up .
How shameless can be bet His arrogance doesnt hide the fact that hes nothing but trash Seeing how topret she was , I gently grabbed her arm and xsd vofly .
Tim not chy are you worker up ! Angela mok a deep breath , will fumme .
The clau run is at the lurt Hotel tonight .
Im going to make sure I give him a piece of my Isrued.
Tart the charity y auction youre hosting the day after tomorfree ? Austins trying to get me to drop the hundred thousand to bug that ruby Amanda wants ! Angela almost laughed in disbelief .
That guy is unbelievable .
He didnt come to Nifelheim City just to patch things up with you .
Hea after your She took a couple of deep breaths to calm down .
Hes got the nerve to ask you to buy something That ruby has nothing to do with him Laurel , onight .
Im going to expose that jerk in front of everyone No need .
Angela , I said softly This is between Austin and Angela gave me a worried look .
Im your best friend .
Hes bullying you , and you dont have anyone to back you up .
How Who else is going to help you if not me ! The truth was .
I had never seen my father .
My mom never spoke about him either .
The only photo I had of him was hidden away in a drawer in my moms room .
In it my parents looked close , almost intimate .
But when I asked Bonnie about him , she avoided the subject and only said that my my father had bed to my mom and warned me not to bring him up around her .
was my fathers illegitimate child .
My mom had been incredibly beautiful back then like someone out of a As I grew older , I started to painting .
o wonder if I w Growing up without a father , I naturally longed for a complete family .
But after six years of giving everything to a relationship I thought was real .
I realized I was the only one making all the sacrifices .
nigela , your family works with the Herrera family .
This isnt something you should get involved in .
I can handle it .
I said , gently parting her hand Angela and I had been classmates and neighbors since elementary school .
We grew up together , stayed in the same class all through high school , and went to the same university She went abroad to study and only came back to Nifelheim City last year .
As for me .
I chose a school in Newton City to be closer to Austin .
Dont worry , not many people know who I really am .
Angela said with a smirk , then sighed .
She added , But some people in our class group are starting to wonder if Im being taken care of Can you imaginet If I were , how much would I be getting each month I had no idea Angela was the daughter of the Adams family , one of the four major families in Nifelheim City I only knew that her parents were often away , so she would drop by my house for meals and praise my moms cooking .
She rarely mentioned her parents and often seemed envious of the fact that I always had my mom by my side Meanwhile , her parents were busy with work and hardly ever home .
most of the time , apart from the housekeeper who took care of her at home , there was no one else at her home .
As we got into the car , Angela kept senting about Austin .
But when she noticed I was completely unfazed , she sighed in relief .
Laurel , I was worried you might still be hung up on Austin .
But seeing you like thas .
I feel better .
It looks like youve really cut ties with him .
So why are you still stressing about the charity auction the day after tomorrow ! That ruby is something Amanda has her eye on , Lexplained .
1/2 Chapiri to abusold byle mothei a uvuch hinhday onnorm your Doesnt he have enough mones ? Dont let han sweet talk I sighed , secing the worry on Angelas face .
Im done with him .
Theres no turning back- I had been isompilicably attached to Austin for six years .
He was always in my thoughts , always in my heart on But I had never cared for his money asked for expensive gifts .
I post wanted a simple , warm family I I To compromised and bent over backward to stay with him amid the day I realized I had been the only one giving I was done Angels all didnt seem convinced Then why do you care about the auction Because Amandas birtheday is next mouth , and Austin isnt going to wait until the List minute to prepare , I said , pulling out my phone to scroll through Kosemarys social media posts .
When I saw her showing off a batch of luxury items .
I couldnt help but laugh .
It was obvious Austm had bought them for her Angela parked the cat and leaned in to look at the photos on my phone , making a face .
You still havent deleted this poser I chuckled Tim not deleting her .
Actually , Im adding Austin back .
With that , I accepted his friend request and removed him from my blacklist .
Laurel , youAngela started , clearly annoyed , but stopped short when I pulled out a marriage certificate .
Its real , I said , calm as ever .
Angelas jaw dropped .
You When did you and Alex get married ? I calmly took the certificate back from her and winked .
This morning .
Didnt you tell me to seize the opportunity ! Isnt that too fast ? Angela said , pinching her cheek to make sure she wasnt dreaming .
When she realized it was real , she sighed , her face full of dread .
Laurel , how could you just go ahead and get married ? mom yesterday that Im not getting married anytime soon ! Now its all ruined .
I was just telling my Im going to be forced into blind dates every day .
How could I let something like men get in the way of my career ? Before Angela could finish her rant , Austins call came through .
п stay He demanded .
Laurel , the high school reunion is tonight .
Im bringing Rosemary with me .
If youre uncomfortable , dont come .
You can the hospital with your mom and book a room at Bluestar Hotel for us so we dont have to keep running around .
