CHAPTER 58

A NIGHT IN ADRIAN'S HOUSE

The moment the flight landed in New York, a wave of nostalgia mixed with deep hatred swept over Flora's mind.

She closed her eyes for a moment, then opened them to the sky, hoping the calm weather would wash away the memories flooding her head.

It didn't.

This was the city where she'd had her sweetest years growing up, and the same city where Richard betrayed her, where her best friend and his family humiliated her, where she was cast out like trash.

Adrian and Dan were busy helping the chauffeur load their luggage into the car.

"You've been quiet since we landed,"...