Chapter 53

The Rosecliff founder’s day ended with an unexpected twist for Lana, mirroring exactly the way it started. Soon, everyone was coming down from the high of the festivities to go back to their normal routines and Lana was no exception. The next day was any other normal school day or so it was supposed to be but the arrival and official introduction of Avery Myers to her school only led to her being the center of attention.

As Lana predicted, Avery quickly became popular among her peers over her impeccable beauty and also the fact that she clings onto River whenever they are together. That action alone led to numerous rumors about their relationship to spread like wildfire.

For Lana, going back to school only meant that she had to do everything in her power to hide her injury from not only her friends and classmates but also Ray. Thankfully for her, Ray has been constantly coming home late and going into work early. She barely sees him anymore. Other than that fact, her foc