“You abandoned me in the middle of the night! You left me alone for five years!” Maya hissed as he lifted his hand to touch where her slap had left its mark. “I left to protect you! I left because I love you!” Nathaniel protested in a futile attempt to defend himself. —————————————————— Five years ago, Nathaniel De La Rue found love and a new life in Arlington City, but his past soon caught up with him and forced him to leave behind everything he had built, including his beloved Maya Miller. Now, Nathaniel is done running. He must confront his past to protect those that matter the most to him. After fighting for his right to live and accepting his rightful place in the De La Rue family, he finally returns to Arlington City. However, upon his return, Nathaniel finds that his world is not the same as he left it. Maya, the woman he loves, is engaged to another man. His best friend now works for the man who stole Maya from him. Furthermore, the woman who had cared for Nathaniel like a mother is being abused by her husband. It’s as if he has to start from scratch. But things have changed. This time he has the De La Rue Family by his side.
Cassandra had clearly thought she had managed to at least cause some damage to Maya, but she paled at Maya's words.
Suddenly from behind Maya, a cold laugh came from Katerina who was walking up to them.
She shook her head and grinned at the woman who had clearly lost everything now.
"Did you really think it would be that easy to hurt the Heir of Miller Industries?" Katerina asked as she pointed at Maya. "You are nothing but a bug, Cassandra Poiters, a bug that will be squashed."
Cassandra glared at Katerina but said nothing.
Maya ignored the interaction between Cassandra and Katerina, instead, she turned to a guard that stood by the door and nodded.
"Let them in," Maya said.
The guard quickly did as she ordered and ushered in her father as well as a couple.
"You have guests," Katerina hissed as the guards turned Cassandra to face her mother and father.