Chapter 29

I pursed my lips together, pulling the jacket he had draped over me tighter around myself. When I looked up, I noticed Leah standing nearby, her face twisted in a sour expression as she stared at me. Her resentful gaze showed just how much she despised me, and she seemed particularly enraged that Ethan and I were leaving together. I figured that a woman consumed by jealousy would stop at nothing to go after her perceived target. I couldn't help but find it amusing as her jealous and hateful gaze burned into my back. I tried to calm myself down and quicken my pace, ignoring the whispers and murmurs behind me. All I wanted was to get out of there. To Jack, I was nothing more than a stepping stone for him to climb the social ladder and integrate himself with the powerful. The satisfied look on his face when Ethan took me away said it all. I took a deep breath when I reached the entrance. "Let me take you back so you can change," he said coldly, his tone laced with a hint of disp