Christopher watched Rebeca leave without sparing him a glance, and a deep sense of contemplation flickered in his eyes. He wanted to say that he could cover costs, as long as Rebecca just asked.
But Rebecca was entiurly focused on something else, and Christopher couldn’t help but feel
feel a rare heaviness in his chest, one that lingered without relief.
the
Meanwhile, Ruby arrived at the Paine family estate as a guest. She had thought it was shocking enough when she first saw the Grant residence, but Ruby hadn’t expected Lydia’s residence in the prime real estate of Orbury to be a villa.
Ruby looked downat her plaid slum and jea and a sudden sense of inferiority swelled within her.
wwery well at that montaret, she couldn’t compare to Lydia at all but it she could get Lydia’s help to get into the military, she would have a chance to spend me with Claistoples
