"I didn't say that," I said. "You have legs. You can go anywhere you want. I don't live here, anyway. I hadn't meant to come back here last night."To be honest, it wasn't hard to deal with Claudia. She had to keep up the pretense of being sweet and lovely, so thoughtfulness was one of her most impo
As if on cue, my heart began pounding."I didn't say anything to her," I retorted."Shut up. Just go to her college. If Claudia is hurt, you will pay for everything you've done!"Nicholas' cold voice was even more distressing than the sound of the call hanging up.I looked up at Pete and Silas. I kn
"I started it. For no other reason than the fact that she looks like she deserves a good punch in the face," Claudia said suddenly. "If I see you again, I'll punch you."Things descended into chaos just like that.When Nicholas arrived, the first thing he did was to grab Claudia, whom I was shieldin
I thought that Pete would laugh at my disheveled state. I thought that he would clap and ridicule me. It was what he'd done for more than 20 years, and he was good at it.I hadn't expected him to show such concern.However, I did not need concern or revenge at this time. All I wanted was some peace
"Do I look like I need you to pay for my meals?" Pete scoffed. "Plenty of women would kill to take me out for dinner!"After accompanying me to the hospital, Pete dropped me home. "You can take the next few days off. We don't need your ugly face in the firm.""Sure thing."I did not talk back this t
"What a miser you are, Mr. Hawk. How much did that ointment cost? 20 bucks?" I pursed my lips and looked Nicholas in the eye as I spoke. I was angry. I was angry that he treated Claudia so well, yet tried to humiliate me with some medicine that barely cost anything.Shrouded in the shadows, Nichola
"Malicious intent?" Nicholas echoed. After a moment of consideration, he asked, "Who was responsible?""Mr. Hawk, it was Mr. Shelman. He mentioned he had a close call today and wanted to see how difficult driving really is. Unfortunately, he lost control of the steering…" Beth's voice tapered off.
Nicholas let me go, not because of our past, but because Claudia was expecting him. He commanded, "Dry your tears. Watch your words when we get back."The journey back to Hawk Manor was silent, with none of us saying a word.I sat in the passenger seat, while Claudia, clearly scared, huddled into Ni