MUSIC RECOMMENDATION: BALLERINA YAHEZKEL RAZ.
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Harlow wanted to break Alanis. She wanted to see his icy composure shatter, to strip him of the stoicism he always wielded like armor. In her past life, Alanis had been his family's puppet. No matter how much she pleaded or how reasonable her arguments, he had always listened to them. Never her.
But now? He sat there, silent, watching the chaos she'd unleashed. He wasn't defending his family. He wasn't even intervening.
Was he… on her side?
The thought was ridiculous. Alanis hated her. He had made no effort to hide his disdain.
And yet, there he was, silent and still, letting her have free rein.
"How can you be so heartless, Harlow?" Lia's voice cut through her thoughts, shrill and full of false innocence. "We've done nothing wrong, only been kind to you! Why, George even invited you to the diamond auction next week. That's not something just anyone gets invited to, you know."
