Chapter 2
It was definitely Elliot Hawke, but he was nothing like the shy, awkward little guy I remembered.[]
Broad shoulders, narrow waist, designer suit tailored to perfection, every hair in place. If it weren’t for the dozen bodyguards trailing behind him, I would’ve thought it was a magazine shoot.[]
But when his eyes swept over me, there was zero warmth – like he was looking at a piece of furniture.[]
I was about to go say hi when Elliot’s gaze landed on Celine.]
His brow furrowed slightly, but there was this barely noticeable softness in his expression.[]
“Lily, what are you doing on the ground?“]
Geline the secretary saw Elliot appear, all that nastiness and arrogance on her face instantly switched to wounded victim mode.[]
She looked up at him with tears in her eyes.[]
“Elliot, thank God you’re here!“]]
“It was this slut – she was dragging this huge broken–down suitcase around, just charging through like a maniac, and knocked me right down!“]
“Look at my diamond – I only wore them for one day, and now she’s destroyed them! Look at this deep scratch, and she won’t even own up to it!“]]
She shot me a death glare.[]
Elliot’s gaze finally settled on me properly.
“You’re Uncle Richard’s daughter, Calista?“]
His tone was flat, completely cold.
I met his stare and answered calmly.
“That’s me.”
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The pieces of Dad’s belongs were scattered in the case behind me, but this man – the guy who was supposedly my arranged fiancé – only had eyes for Celine’s expensive earrings.
“Tiffany couture, only twelve pairs made worldwide. That scratch is way too deep – there’s no fixing this. It’s basically trash now.”
“Lily wasn’t bullshitting you – two point three million. So how exactly are you gonna pay for this?“]
His eyes were ice cold, like he was just stating facts.[]
As a family friend and my childhood playmate, he didn’t even ask if I was hurt, or what had broken in my
All he cared about was Celine’s million–dollar earring and how I, the guilty party, was going to pay up![]
He didn’t even bother finding out what actually happened – just automatically assumed I was the bad guy.[]
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Chapter 2
A wave of cold rage wiped out the last bit of my patience.
Not because of the earring or the insane money, but because of his attitude right now – completely ignoring Dad’s stuff and looking down on me like I was trash.[]
I let out a bitter laugh.
“Mr. Hawke, let me make something clear – your secretary was running through the crowd in heels, she slammed into my case, and what’s inside my father’s belongings got destroyed!“]]
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Before I could finish, he cut me off impatiently.
“Look, Calista, I get it! Whatever was in that case, I’ll pay for it!“]
“Hell, I’ll triple it! Consider it compensation from me personally!“[]
When I didn’t say anything, he thought I’d agreed and kept going.
“As for this whole arranged marriage thing between us – that was just our parents messing around years ago. Don’t take it seriously.“]
He moved closer, his voice dripping with contempt.[]
“Look at yourself right now – you’re just some little employee at some foreign research lab, making peanuts.“[]
“Forget a two–million–dollar earring – you’d probably have to save up for months just to afford the outfit Lily’s wearing.”
“You really think someone with your background match me well? Worthy of being Mrs. Hawke?“|[]
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