Skyler stared, mouth slightly open, too stunned to speak.
''Ended all ties? The Moore family actually ended their coboration with us? Is this... Elijah''s doing? Just because of that post?''
Tessa snapped, "Skyler, your father asked you a question! Do you have any idea what''s going on with hispany?"
Skyler finally snapped out of her daze.
And the moment she did, fat tears started streaming down her cheeks.
"What is it?" Mark asked, frowning. "Talk to me. What happened?"
Skyler choked back sobs as she recounted everything from the beginning.
As she spoke, Mark and Tessa''s expressions turned darker by the second.
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"So let me get this straight," Mark said slowly. "You pissed off a student named Cameron Wace, and now Elijah Moore- heir to the Moore family-is punishing us to defend him?"
Skyler was nearly hysterical. "I''m sorry, Dad. I didn''t know it would blow up like this."
Regret didn''t even begin to cover it.
If she had known Elijah wasn''t bluffing, she wouldn''t have gone near Cameron, let alone tried to publicly humiliate him.
She had no business risking the entire Young family''s future like that.
But what was Cameron to Elijah anyway?
As far as she knew, they were just ssmates and roommates. That was it.
So why would Elijah go so far for him?
"You foolish girl," Tessa snapped, tapping Skyler on the forehead. "We sent you to Langford Academy to build ties with Elijah, not burn bridges!"
"I''m sorry, Mom," Skyler sobbed. "I really am."
"Enough crying," Mark snapped. "You''re giving me a headache."
Skyler quickly raised her hands to cover her face, trying to stifle the tears.
After a long, tense pause, Mark asked, "Do you know where Cameron lives?"
Tessa blinked. "Why do you want to know that?"
Mark gave her a sharp look. "To apologize. What else? Or do you really think we can afford to go to war with the Moore family?"
Tessa turned to re at Skyler. "Look at what you''ve done. Do you see how angry your father is?"
Skyler said nothing.
Her tears started falling all over again.
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One hourter, at the gates of the Wace Vi...
Skyler stood beside her parents, all three dressed neatly and holding gift boxes. Behind them, their driver and two housekeepers were each loaded down with even more presents.
Mark rang the bell and introduced himself to the gatekeeper.
Martin Wace just happened to be home. When he heard Mark was at the door, he came out personally to greet them.
Viremont wasn''t that big-everyone in their circle knew one another.
Martin certainly knew the Youngs.
And seeing all three of them here, arms full of gifts, he was more than a little surprised.
"Mr. Young! What an unexpected pleasure," Martin said, ushering them in. "Please,e in."
Heidi appeared momentster, her expression warm and weing. Ever since the Chapman family had pulled out of the engagement with the Waces, the family had faced its fair share of social snubs.
Someone voluntarily showing up with gifts? That was a pleasant surprise.
The Youngs had been nervous on the way over, unsure of how they''d be received. But seeing Martin and Heidi''s friendly demeanor put them slightly more at ease.
Skyler, however, was a bundle of nerves.
She knew she had deeply offended Cameron. There was no way his parents would be happy to see her.
With her parents'' word being final, there was no room for protest-she had to apologize, whether she meant it or not.
She sat stiffly on the couch, looking like she''d rather disappear.
Heidi noticed immediately. "Skyler, are you feeling unwell?" she asked gently.
Skyler sat up straighter and waved her hands. “No, not at all!"
Martin chuckled as he looked at Mark. "Mr. Young, what brings you all the way out here today?"
Mark cast a sidelong nce at his daughter and then sighed in frustration. "Mr. Wace, I want to personally apologize for my daughter''s behavior."
"Apologize?"
Martin and Heidi exchanged surprised nces.
hey hadn''t even met Skyler before.
What could she possibly be apologizing for?