"No way!"
Mom's refusal was instant, her voice laced with biting sarcasm. "And what, Adrian’s supposed to be some kind of saint? Was it our Iris who wanted to study in Germland? She was driven away by the Graves family! If that man had any conscience, he'd know the truth."
"Who knows?" my father muttered darkly. "Those debt collectors showing up at our door? I'd bet anything Adrian's behind it."
My parents got into an argument. One side insisted a heartless man didn't deserve favors, let alone their daughter humbling herself before him. One of them insisted we had to face reality. Tens of millions in debt was no challenge at all for Adrian, especially since we had leverage he couldn’t ignore.
The shouting made my head throb. I ended the call.
Beg Adrian for help?
Truth was, I had alr
