Outside the venue, rain fell in a fine, steady curtain.
Wade patted his pocket before turning to me again.
“Chloe, I left the memory card inside. Go grab it.”
I stepped onto the damp pavement and jogged back.
The elevator display counted down to the first floor and when the slid open, I came face to face with the two people inside.
Linda stood slightly turned, chatting with Liam about some trivial on-set matters.
Though his expression was indifferent, he listened patiently.
The closeness between them was undeniable.
The moment Linda saw me, her face twisted into an ugly scowl.
“Sorry.”
Mumbling an apology, I turned away and headed for the stairs instead.
Liam’s voice rang out behind me.
“Hold on.”
I froze.
“Aren’t you taking the elevator? Go ahead.”
I slowly turned back, deliberately lowering my voice. “Thank you, Mr. Hughes.”
He told me to take the elevator, yet he didn’t move aside.
Instead, he just stared at me.
“You’re one of the reporters covering today’s interview? Why didn’t I hear you ask any questions?”
I lowered my gaze. “I just graduated and recently returned from studying abroad. I’m only an intern—I don’t have the qualifications to ask questions.”
“I see.”
His response was flat, as if he were lost in thought.
Beside him, Linda shot me a sharp glare before speaking up.
“We should go, Liam. We’re meeting with Mr. Reed tonight.”
At last, Liam looked away.
“Let’s go.”
…
I stood alone in the ascending elevator, staring blankly ahead.
After my parents’ divorce, my father took Linda with him and married into the Dawson family, securing his place in the Dawson family through the marriage.
For as long as I could remember, I had never seen Linda until five years ago, when she suddenly came looking for me.
“I’ll give you one hundred thousand dollars. Take my place and look after someone for me.”
At the time, my mother had passed away from illness, leaving behind a mountain of debt.
I had no other choice but to agree.
It wasn’t until I met him that I realized the person she wanted me to care for was Liam.
He was the Hughes family’s heir and Linda’s fiancé.
They just got engaged before tragedy struck.
“Who would be willing to take care of a blind man, who was abandoned by his own family.”
