I close my eyes for a split second, slightly thanking Kenzie for her kind words.

“I never—”

“Shut the fuck up! From the moment you met me the only thing you saw was my checking account balance. I don’t need you, I don’t want you, and I will never want you. Kenzie is everything I will ever need and there is nothing you can do to change that.”

“She can’t be what you need! The press will tear her apart! What do you think they’re going to do when they discover that her mother was a drug addict who couldn’t hold down a job? That her own grandmother didn’t want...