Three years of love crumbled into a pathetic joke in an instant.
Wracked with guilt, Elias handed over a fortune to me.
However, he was my family's adopted son, so his every penny was ours to start with. When my mom noticed the sudden deposit in my account, she connected the dots and zeroed in on him.
Soon enough, she uncovered our messy relationship. Furious, she stormed into Elias' place and laid into him like a storm. Thea, lying on his bed, caught the same fury.
I thought my mom would blame me first.
After all, she'd always doted on her "little brother" with no blood ties. Since childhood, she'd gushed about his brilliance—top of his class, razor-sharp mind.
Over time, I'd swallowed the fantasy whole, seeing him through rose-colored glasses.
But this time, the illusion shattered
