Chapter 208

Steel’s POV

“They claim that she’s so distraught over the break up that she hasn’t left her room and she barely eats.”

“Bullshit.” I cut him off without thinking.

“I don’t buy it.”

Elise just wanted to try to get my sympathy. She had pulled a stunt like this many times. Every time I’d fall for it too. I wasn’t going to this time, I refused to let myself be manipulated again. This would be the only way for her to realize she had no power at all towards me.

“I don’t either.” My father responded and then continued with the details of his conversation.

“They claim that you’re the love of her life and all that. They were trying to sell me on the idea of you two getting back together.”

“And what did you tell them?” It was clear where he stood with his feelings for Elise.

He hated her, my entire family hated her. And to think I had given up getting away from her so much to the point I had considered proposing to her. I thought that if