~~Scarlette~~
“About that… I just think it’s not time yet, okay? Trust me. We’ll be doing this together, I swear. You want to bring Ethan down? Make Mother pay? Make your sister go through hell? I’ll do that with you. Patience, Brownie,” Liam said.
I stared into his icy blue eyes — the very ones I used to lose myself in when he was deep inside me, looking at me like I was his whole world.
But now… I don’t know. Was it still worth it?
“Okay…” I murmured.
I’ve endured every burn that came with Ethan and Emelia rubbing their betrayal in my face.
I’ve endured my mother’s sharp tongue, her insults, her humiliations — over and over.
I’ve ignored every whisper about me being with my ex-husband’s younger brother.
I’ve even ignored strangers’ dirty little comments about me being some desper
