I never told my boyfriend’s arrogant parents that I was the one who owned the bank holding all their debt. To them, I was just “some barista with no future.” At their luxury yacht party, his mother sneered and shoved a drink into my hands, spilling it down my dress. “Staff should stay below deck,” she said coldly. His father laughed. “Careful—don’t ruin the furniture.”
a blade. “But then again, you never do things halfway.”
Carter finally turned to face him. His expression was unreadable, the kind of mask someone wore when they knew too much about a situation. He was watching her closely, his dark eyes studying her every move.
“You think I did this for some kind of performance?” she asked, raising an eyebrow.