Chapter 13
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Chapter 13
As she spoke, the smugness in her eyes was impossible to miss.
And in that instant, I understood.
She came here for one reason only to gloat.
In this life, she finally gotten what she wanted.
She had been accepted by the Scott family.
She was so ridiculously pleased with herself that I didn’t even feel like wasting another word on her.
I turned on my heel to leave,
Behind me, she shouted, her voice shrill with frustration.
“You really think this will last? That scandal is old news. Once Nicholas comes back, no one will be able to save you!”
“Lucy Lowe, I’ll be laughing when I watch you go down!”
The next time I saw Nicholas was three years later at an industry conference.
I came with Jenna, and we walked through the massive exhibition hall together, the vaulted ceiling filtering in beams of soft light.
She turned to me, her expression thoughtful.
“Sophie called me this morning. She passed her interview and will be starting her internship next week.”
She paused before adding, “Everyone still talks about how grateful they are. You spent nearly a year tutoring us, making sure we all passed the college entrance exam.
“And now, you’re using your connections to help us land internships too.”
She hesitated, then lowered her voice.
“Sometimes it feels like a dream.
