Chapter 65

ELOISE

Chase picked me up at six in front of my house, as promised. The Sebastian estate was on Long Island, so we had plenty of time to talk as we rode. I briefly told him about my arrangement with Adam.

“Are you out of your mind?” Chase glanced at me, then focused on the road.

“I would be crazier if I agreed to marry the asshole my father wants me to marry.”

“There has to be another way.”

“There was no other way back then. You know my dad. You almost lost your college scholarship because you were my boyfriend. He threatened to ruin Zoey’s parents’ lives. I don’t know how, but I believe he could. He has connections, and he’s trying to expand them even further now.”

I barely escaped the viscount’s clutches. He only left me alone because he had Malcolm. He kept me in New York because the Cunninghams were ashamed of me, and I only realized that now upon meeting my grandmother.

“Yes, I remember. The dean actually sent me an email, and I couldn’t believe it. I had 4.0 GPAs and was