For Bella, Ethan had cruelly left Gavin and me stranded on the way to his entrance examination. He ignored my desperate pleas and left us to tend to Bella's dog. The memory still made my heart ache.
The Harrington family looked at me as if I were a stranger. They were shocked that I, usually gentle and obedient, would dare to refute Ethan in public.
This family was ridiculous. Now, I could understand why my family hated them so much that they disowned me when I chose to be with Ethan.
Years ago, I had told my father about my desire to marry Ethan Harrington, but I was met with a heavy slap. My mother, Vanessa Everhart, looked at me with disappointment.
"Don't you dare marry that son of a bitch! Do you even know what their family did to us?" My father yelled, his face red with anger.
I couldn't understand back then. I thought it was just futile business rivalry. "Why? Because we're business rivals? They aren't even our main competitor! Why don't you direct your anger at the Featherson family instead? We compete with them all the time! Your anger at the Harrington family is one-sided, Dad!" I fought back.