Married to Mayhem — Lana's Greedy Request

want for a thing like that that ring is just collecting dust with her wouldn't it be better if i had it mommy i'm begging you let sister give me that ring as a sign that she cares Then once I'm in the Pierce family, I'll remember her kindness, and I won't let anyone push her My mother held her teacup and said nothing.

She might not have known exactly how valuable the thing Lana was asking for actually was, but she knew her own daughter. I wasn't petty. If she could give something, she wouldn't hoard it. And she saw the rest clearly, too. Everything out of Lana's mouth about not wanting anything was, sentence by sentence, a

All these years, it turned out, they'd raised an ungrateful little woman. The silence stretched. Then my mother set down her teacup and gave Lana a disappointed glance. Focus on preparing for your wedding. Whatever assets are due to you, the Sterling family will not short-churn you. Lana lit up. She thought my mother had agreed. She threw her arms around her,

cooting. I knew mommy loved me best. She bounced out of the room. As she passed me, she flashed me a glance of open triumph, all pretending to be accidental. incidental. What she didn't know was that the moment she was gone, my father Richard's low voice cut through the room. Sophia, over here. Sophia, however soft-hearted you are, you