Room to Hate by Alina Jacobs

Author:Alina Jacobs [Jacobs, Alina]
Language: eng
Format: epub

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KARLIE

“This is the worst day of my life.” I sniffled as I slumped on a stool in Sophie’s kitchen.

My friend poured me a glass of wine.

“I have extra wedding cake from this morning’s tasting.” She slid a mini wedding cake with chocolate frosting in front of me.

I took a small bite but still felt nauseated.

“I ruined that guy’s relationship,” I said in horror. “I’m just like Roberta.”

“You were put on the ledge,” Sophie said, nudging my wine glass toward me. “You were a woman wronged.”

“The nerve of that bitch. And Marcus. What the hell? I told him I loved him!”

“Did he ever say it back?”

I opened my mouth and closed it.

“No,” I said, twisting the wine glass in my hand. “But I know he probably could have gotten there eventually if Roberta hadn’t swooped in and stolen him.”

“You know that Roberta’s only marrying him so quickly to lock him down. She wants her share of his ten-million-dollar trust fund. I can’t believe he doesn’t see through her. I knew he was dumb. I just never realized he was this dense,” Sophie said, pouring her own glass of wine.

“It’s not his fault,” I said, cringing at Sophie’s incredulous look. “That’s how Roberta is. She always has to be better than me. She hates it when I have something she doesn’t. She wants to be the better twin, the perfect twin, and that means I have to be the loser twin.”

“You’re better off without Marcus in your life,” Sophie insisted. “She did you a favor.”

“I’m not,” I said sadly. “The happiest time of my life was when I was with him. I’ve loved him since we were kids. And now I did the same thing to Liam’s fiancé that Roberta did to me.” I started crying.

“This dude’s name is Liam?” Sophie asked, handing me a wad of Kleenex.

“Yes.” I blew my nose. “God, I’m such a horrible person!”

“You made a mistake,” Sophie assured me, “and from your description it sounds like everyone in lower Manhattan realized that he had no idea who you were. I’m sure it’s fine.”

“I should find him and apologize,” I said.

Sophie made a face. “Please don’t show up at his house.”

“How about his office? I’ll bring him a cupcake!”

“Marginally less creepy.”

Now that we had a plan, I was feeling better. I would apologize to Liam and give him a cupcake, and everything would be fine. Well, mostly. My twin would still be marrying the love of my life.

Sophie set her laptop in front of me on the counter and typed in Liam’s name. “Lots of Liams in Manhattan.”

“Try ‘hot,’” I suggested.

“Oh, he’s hot!” Sophie waggled her eyebrows. “Only Liam Neeson is coming up. To be fair, he is hot.”

“Try ‘Liam hot’ plus ‘rich.’”

“Oh my god!” Sophie exclaimed when the photos came up. “Is this him?”

The familiar strong jaw, bespoke suit, and dirty-blond hair were arrayed over the Google images results.

“This dude is a billionaire,” Sophie stated reading Liam Svensson’s bio. “It’s too bad he’s engaged. He would have been a great catch.

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