For years she was the one always overlooked, watching the people she loved choose someone else again and again. When she finally stops waiting to be chosen, the balance of every relationship in her life begins to shift.
A once-in-a-century earthquake strikes my city, and a massive boom crashes down on my right leg. Blood and dust choke my throat as I tremble violently from the unbearable To make matters worse, Cecilia Ford, the biological daughter my family recently tracked down, is also trapped We've got two victims down here. One has a crushed right leg.
If we rescue the other person first, she'll miss the critical window for treatment and could be left permanently disabled. Cecilia's injuries are minor. I hope that my brother, Liam Ford, and my fiancé, Sebastian Walker, would choose to save me first. Get Cecilia out first! She's my real sister! Evelyn is just some charity case we raised for 20 years. She's a complete stranger.
Yeah, get Cecilia out first. She's the actual heiress. I freeze in the darkness, barely able to breathe. We grew up together for 21 years. I thought they wouldn't abandon me. The rescuers listen and save Cecilia first. An aftershock helps, and the beam sinks deeper.
The bones in my right leg feel crushed, the agony shooting up my spine. But it doesn't hurt as much as those words. Turns out our 20 years meant nothing. I'm completely alone in the rubble.
Right before I pass out, I see them carrying Cecilia away. Sebastian's voice drifts over. I'm breaking off the engagement with Evelyn.