I was already getting a headache.
"Sabina."
Ronald's voice broke the silence inside the elevator.
"Come over here."
Only then did I realize I'd been squeezed behind Ivan's mother.
I quietly walked over to Ronald's side.
The moment I did, I felt Ivan's stare burn into me. If his mother hadn't been holding him back, I had no doubt he'd have dragged me away himself.
Honestly, she didn't look any happier than he did. Maybe she regretted not getting rid of me for good years ago.
A memory suddenly resurfaced.
The night Ivan confessed he loved me, his parents threw me out of the Wood residence.
Their reason was simple. I was already an adult.
Then they handed me a bill and demanded I repay every cent they'd spent raising me.
Triple the amount.
Even after I moved into Ivan's villa, th
