Chapter 30

Lately, it felt like Nina had a constant headache. She had no idea what had gotten into Shane, but he had been sneaking into her room to sleep for two nights straight. The maids by the door were as good as asleep, never noticing a thing. Nina had to force herself to sleep, ignoring the frantic beat of her heart, all to keep up the illusion that nothing was wrong. Handling Shane was tough enough, but Wendy wasn't making things any easier. "Didn't expect this, did you? All your careful planning, gone just like that." Wendy leaned against Nina's doorway, smirking triumphantly. She might've been pretty, but jealousy and spite had worn her down. She lifted her chin with a smirk. "You didn't want Yvan to marry me? Well, guess what? The wedding's happening even sooner. How do you like that?" "With Shane around, you'll never get past me!" she added. Nina ignored her and kept reading, completely unbothered. Wendy must have had too much time on her hands—otherwise, wouldn't she be c