Chapter 24

Samantha had always tried to maintain her pride, but that only got her so far. People still looked down on her regardless. Sometimes she even had to feign composure despite being hurt. In the end, she ended up with nothing. It was really silly of her. … Sitting on the bench at the bus stop outside the hospital, Samantha stared blankly at the busy pedestrians and cars zooming past her. Though Liliana had offered to reach out to Ethan, no one knew whether she would keep her promise. She'd probably only stood up to make herself seem more useful than Samantha, trying to get the Newtons to completely disown the latter. Samantha stared at Leonardo's profile picture on her phone, wondering about the chances of him helping her if she reached out to him directly. But they were barely friends. Why should he help her? While she was still lost in her thoughts, the bus came to a stop in front of her. She immediately hopped on it without a second thought. On her way back, she dropped b