Emily seemed a little embarrassed.
"Ella truly loves Alexander. She couldn't help it. She couldn't control her heart." She held my hand.
"Ella said she wouldn't treat you badly. If you have any requests, just say it." I pushed her hand away and went back to the bedroom without a word, locking the door behind me.
Emily's betrayal caught me off guard. I didn't know how Ella had persuaded her. Money, I figured.
With the daughter of the Ross family, Alexander's future would be promising. And Emily wasn't my biological mother after all. Was it so strange for her to prioritize her son's interests? Even though I treated her better than my own mother...
Forget it. It was me who was being greedy. I should have known I was no match for Ella.
Thinking about Alexander's wavering recently,
