Chapter 154



Jade quickly let go. "I'm so sorry, sweetheart. Are you okay?"

Winter shook her head. "Why are you telling me to keep it a secret?" She had been hoping to use that secret to persuade her grandfather to change his mind.

Jade looked sad. "Have you forgotten about Simon?"

"Simon York?" Winter gasped as the memory of that man flashed through her mind. She remembered the day she had brought Noelle to Simon. It had been a perfect chance, yet somehow, Noelle slipped away.

Noelle was drugged that day. Winter had seen her mom double the dose in the coffee. Winter figured if Noelle ended up with Simon at Samuel's birthday party, Samuel would be let down by Noelle and Xavier would think less of her.

If Noelle made a scene at Samuel's party, she would be just as disgraced as Simon.

slip away. Simon did not catch

million dollars. After that, they started being cornered by York Group at every turn. Winter pinned all the blame on Noelle,

night about Noelle," Jade whispered to Winter, who had let a smile creep across her usually somber

her lesson until she's had a taste of

to your dad, he's made it clear he's after Noelle. So, you

grin. Just picturing Noelle soon cowering under Simon, a man notorious for his indiscretions, filled Winter with a

that once Noelle's reputation was ruined, no one in Brookville would

me. Xavier is mine and

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