Chapter 916

Miles gulped when he saw Angie standing there, unmoved. "I'm honestly not as pathetic as you think, Angie. We grew up together, and you should know that. We all made mistakes after what happened to you, and when we tried to make things up to you, you didn't need us anymore.

"I know you're in a different league from us now, so don't worry—I won't use our past friendship to do anything. I came here to come clean to you so that you'd be prepared for the Emmersons. At the very least, it'd be better for us to be frank with you than for you to find out yourself. I also hope you'll let Mallory off the hook."

It all boiled down to Miles apologizing to Angeline on Mallory's behalf. Angeline couldn't help thinking about Melissa. She wondered whether all women who had older brothers were destined to have people love and protect them for the rest of their lives.

She didn't know whether Miles had anything else planned with his share transfer agreement, but one thing was for sure—she was extremel