Chapter 4 - 3: Goodbye
Chapter 3: Goodbye
His fingers curled around the envelope in his pocket, the weight of his grandfather’s final message pressing against him. He hadn’t opened it yet. Hadn’t watched the video. He wasn’t sure why he was hesitating, but something about it unsettled him.
Kael’s footsteps echoed as he crossed the marble floor toward the living room. He just needed to grab the last of his things and leave.
But, of course, nothing was ever that simple.
Because sitting on the velvet couch, scrolling through her phone like she owned the place, was Lily.
His cousin.
And the most arrogant person he had ever met.
She was beautiful—there was no denying that. Long dark hair, sharp hazel eyes, designer clothes that probably cost more than his entire net worth. But beneath all that beauty was something rotten.
She looked up as he entered, her lips curling into a slow, cruel smile.
"Well, well. If it isn’t the disappointment of the family."
Kael exhaled sharply, already exhausted. "Not in the mood, Lily."