Madison Hart fights to keep her engagement to billionaire Jace Harrison, who questions her investment. The world of fame surrounding her intensifies. Jace's ex girlfriends test Maddy, so does his family. A spotlight of negativity is on her, yet ever...
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There's a humongous library on the fourth level. It makes up the entire floor. Staircases reach high to the very top. The shelves are endless. I swear this is the exact library from Beauty and the Beast. There must be millions of books.
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My mom and dad are busy browsing literature when we arrive. Lil has her arms crossed; her foot taps frantically. Jess consoles her by rubbing her back. I guess my sis put the pieces together. She knows. It's all in her eyes. "Why is Tom's face black and blue?" Lil sizes up Jace's hand.
"I'll explain everything." My parents leave the bookshelves to stand with Lil and Jess. Dad examines Jace's hand, his suspicions grow. I go to the middle of the floor. So that all the attention is on me. My posse waits on my explanation for disappearing. I start from the beginning, revealing how Mrs. Harrison degraded me...and that she didn't accept my apology. I share how Meredith trashed me and attacked my upbringing. How she criticized my womanhood. "Mrs. Harrison faked her niceness. Her true colors came out when we were alone. I decided to take her harassment for the greater good. I know I shouldn't have...but I didn't want any problems. But it led there anyway." I sigh and wait for them to speak.
Lil is bright rattled up, much like a furious cat. Her cute, chubby face is terrifying. Mom is as vengeful as a snake. Jess is too conflicted to respond. I guess I threw her for a loop. I acted so well...so convincingly. Even Jace believed my facade.
"What do you mean it led there, anyway?" Dad investigates with a squint of his eyes.
I glance at Jace. I'm not sure if he wants me telling everyone about his family sex tapes. It'll embarrass him. I sense this. So, I reword it. "Yesterday I met up with Jace's family to talk. I thought they were going to thank me. There was an issue with Tom the day before...I forgave him for it. I thought everything was fine."
"What was the issue?" Dad observes me closely. His sight bounces between me and Jace's injured hand.
"He got disrespectful towards Madison." Jace answers for me. "I made him apologize."
"Let me guess...it meant nothing, so you beat his ass?" Lil voice steams violently.
"Yes."
"What was the talk about? Why did you run away for 15 hours??" Mom frets, knowing there's more.
