Leo's words hit Ella like a jolt of electricity, awakening a long-buried desire within her.
Thinking back on everything she'd been through lately—fleeing an arranged marriage, standing up to her father, signing that contract with Carlos—it had all been for one thing: her freedom.
But then what? Once she was free, what would she do? She could finally chase her passion and be her true self—be Ella!
Back in school, she had been a star on stage. But her overbearing father had stomped out her dreams, cutting her off from performing under the guise of "protecting" her.
A daughter of the esteemed Field family, performing in front of a crowd? Unacceptable.
Her father always said, "The jewel of the Field family doesn't degrade herself by entertaining commoners!"
And just like that, her days o
