Chapter 24

KEIRA.

I went back to the penthouse and began my interior designing work, I wanted to be focused on it because I didn't want keep thinking about what Amanda said or the fact that my own mother abandoned me in my teenage years after Dad died.

Those words she said to me everyday and the last day she left me was exactly what Amanda said to me. ‘'I’m worthless like my father' She said it to me everyday. I sucked in a sharp breath trying to focus on the curtains I was arranging.

I didn't even know time had passed so much. The door suddenly creaked open and George came in. I had forgotten I hadn't prepared dinner for him yet.

I swallowed hard and greeted him. “Good evening, sir”

I drew my attention back to what I was doing after greeting him.

I waited for a while but he didn't respond either. Is he suddenly being cold because he thinks I'm worthless too? They all act very kind at first, silly me to always get swayed by their kindness.

A sharp sting pierced my heart and tears pricked a