Chapter 48
Ace
"It's okay, just relax. Your knuckles are turning white," she said, placing her hand on mine. For a moment, I forgot how to breathe. Her beautiful eyes, ones I could lose myself in for hours, met mine as a faint, forced smile graced her lips. If only she could see herself through my eyes, she'd know just how stunning she truly was.
Ariella sauntered into class with a smug smirk plastered across her face. Her father had won the case, leveraging his power. Just a few years ago, he held a lowly position, but through extensive corruption within the party, he ascended to a prominent role in politics, abusing his authority along the way. With ill-gotten gains, he even managed to establish a successful company under his name.
None of this was part of the plan, and I detested wh
