The Enemy : Enemies-to-Lovers Romance (Clear View Country Club Book 1) by C. Lymari

Author:C. Lymari [Lymari, C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2025-01-16T00:00:00+00:00

TWELVE

NEO

Thirty years old

The morning paper lay scattered, and I tried not to care about what it said but found that I couldn’t be as heartless as I wanted to be. The last three years away had been a blessing in disguise.

There was no family drama following me around, nor did I have my mother nagging me at every turn. Most importantly, I didn’t have Lourdes near to cloud my judgment.

She made me softer.

I learned, and I grew. I became my own man from the shadow of my family’s drama. I had failures and triumphs of my own merits.

Now, reading the newspaper, I felt like a lost little boy all over again. My older sister had lost one of her sons. Printed on the pages were my sister, my nephews, and my older brother, all in black, mourning.

It reminded me of my father’s funeral.

You’d think they would let me mourn in peace after the father I shared with them passed away, but no. They immediately pushed me out of the family like they always wanted. I wasn’t allowed to sit in the front row with them. My mother and I were forced to sit back. Regardless of how they felt about us, we weren’t some dirty little secret. My mother was his wife.

I almost laughed at the word. Being an angry eighteen-year-old, I was sure there had been foul play in the will.

My mother got nothing.

Everything went to his children and grandchildren. I got a small trust fund. Even though I was grateful my father still left me something, I felt sour when I found out it was one-third of what my older siblings had been left.

I don’t know if my father had been going broke or if he did it out of spite because I was never allowed to review his financial records. He left my mother the house and a few jewels, but with no money, she couldn’t afford the taxes on the property or to insure her valuables. Mother let go of the house and the jewels and sold a few of her purses, which she said she had bought for stock purposes. My mother made sure my inheritance was left untouched while she hustled to get us out of the financial hole my father had left us in.

After that, I promised myself I would do everything possible to show my siblings I didn’t need them. That their money never mattered to me. I could come out on top on my own.

More like on the back of Lou?

The money in my trust lay mostly untouched after my first four years of college since Richard took over my school fees, acting as a good stepfather. The account was there gathering interest. My pride wouldn’t let me use it. Instead, I made it work with my income and Mr. Riviere’s kindness.

Changing my last name hadn’t been made on a whim.

I had gotten tired of being called the other “Caldwell kid.” Attending events where my brother and sister were also present made it awkward when they mentioned us to one another.

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