After leaving the police station, my boyfriend’s godsister, Sonia Scott, tearfully climbed into the front passenger seat as if she belonged there.
Not wanting to talk, I started the car.
Suddenly, she said,her eyes filled with tears,her nose red.She looked like the very definition of helpless.“Tony, I’m scared. You know I can’t sit in a car driven by someone else.” Sonia bit her lip, her eyes shimmering as though she was on the verge of tears.
I pulled her hand away. “You can get out of the car.”
Before I could finish, Sonia burst into sobs. “I’ll get out, then. I’m sorry, Celine. It’s my fault that Tony came with me to the police station.”
I didn’t reply, but my boyfriend, Anthony Leeman, glared at me.
“Celine, do you always have to be so harsh?You know she’s traumatized because of her father’s situation.Can’t you just be a little considerate?”
Before I could respond,he got out,yanked open my door so hard that it rattled,and let the freezing wind rush in.
I shivered but didn’t move,just sat there and stared at him.
Anthony caught the look in my eyes, and his expression darkened.
“Celine, I didn’t think you could be this cold-blooded. Get out. I’ll take Sonia home myself!” Without giving me a chance to respond, Anthony dragged me out of the car.
The street was bustling with traffic. I stumbled, narrowly avoiding an oncoming car.
Anthony didn’t even look back. He climbed into the driver’s seat and turned to Sonia with a tenderness I hadn’t seen in years. “It’s okay, Sonia. Let the evil woman find her own way home.”
With that, he sped off, leaving me standing in the cold.
As the car pulled away, I saw Sonia press herself against Anthony, her body language smug and victorious.
My phone buzzed with a message. I opened it to find a photo from my father.
My father: [Celine, look. This is Hugo Young.]
Hugo was the man I was supposed to marry—the dashing heir of the Young family.
My father: [Celine, I’m getting old. Our family needs a new leader to move us forward. I’m glad you agreed to the marriage.]
‘Really, Dad?’ I thought bitterly. ‘You know I left because I didn’t want to be a pawn for the family.’
