"Since when was Adrian ever a good guy? 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 would know the truth."
"Who knows? Those debt collectors showing up at our door, I would bet anything Adrian is behind it."
My mother's words echoed endlessly in my mind.
A surge of anger erupted inside me. I raised my hand and slapped Adrian across the face.
"Adrian, what is wrong with you? Even if you hate me, even if you want me dead, you have no right to go after the Cole Corporation. We may not match the Graves family, but over four hundred people work for us."
"Four hundred families. And you would destroy them just like that?"
The more I spoke, the more my fury grew. I stepped closer to him, my voice cracking with
