ANNIKA'S POV
“Juliette is coming with you. I want you two to come to that ball.”
My heart almost stopped beating when I heard those words. I felt the familiar pang of pain spreading all throughout my heart. Of course, he wouldn't want his son to be seen with someone like me who doesn't have any background in the business world. . .whose name doesn't even mean anything special. People like him only work with people of their same level. Nonetheless, the fact that I know this is possible wasn't enough to make me prepared for the pain.
The ray of hope, and speck of expectation that rose within my heart immediately died. Maybe I believed in the magic of love. . .so much that I forgot it only exists in fairy tales. That the reality is far worse. . .and harsh.
I just assumed that maybe becaus
