“Olivia, it was just for fun. You didn’t really think it meant something, did you?”
“Look at yourself—besides being pretty, what do you have that’s special?”
“I’ve been bored of that face for a long time. If you know what’s good for you, get lost!”
Her pride as a young woman was shattered.
Her true feelings, crushed.
Olivia fell ill from the blow, murmuring his name even in her feverish dreams.
The entire Smith household dismissed the affair as nothing.
Only when the White family stormed over demanding answers did everyone realize—this delicate, beautiful girl was not just a pretty face. She was the only daughter of the White family, heir to the White Corporation.
Her family had deliberately hidden her identity, hoping she’d toughen up outside.
No one had expected her first taste of love to cause such a disaster.
My parents panicked.
They feared Eric would be implicated, so they hurriedly sent him abroad overnight—and pushed me forward in his place.
I still remember—it was my birthday.
For the first time in her life, my mother baked me a homemade birthday cake.
She smiled at me and said, “Daniel, you’re the older brother. You have to help your little brother.”