She had caused enough to talk about in that restaurant full of strangers and rich people.
It hurt her, more than she would have thought, to have Timothy look down on her like that.
And as sharp as she was, an idea popped into her head.
Was there something else behind it all?
“It doesn’t matter because I want it to. The important thing here is that you will be,” he replied sternly and without warm fuzzies. “Look on the bright side. You’ll have a good position in society. My family is quite well known, and we have businesses in much of the United States and Italy, when you graduate it will be easy for you to have your own veterinary clinic.”
“Have you even thought about that? I thought this was something of convenience, something mutual. Do you think I’ll be tied to you for more than si
