The words hung in the air, thick and suffocating—a job offer to be his maid? Was he for real? I felt Lily’s delighted gaze on me, waiting for me to crack. Waiting for me to accept it, to thank him. My stomach twisted. My body trembled with anger and disbelief and then I laughed—low and bitter.“You want me to be your maid?”“That’s the only thing you’re good for” he replied to me with an almost bored expression Lily giggled like a child who got what they wanted, “you’ve always had a soft spot for her darling, letting her stay instead of throwing her to the streets, that’s very generous” I knew what he was doing, he wasn’t just trying to hurt me, he wanted to break me. I lifted my chin, trying to steady my voice “Go to hell, Jamie”His smile didn’t fade even for a second “You first sweetheart”My throat burned. My heels clicked against the marble floor as I walked away, into the darkness of the night. He didn’t stop me, a part of me wanted him to, to tell me he didn’t mean it and he
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