The Ruthless Boys by Stunich C. M

Author:Stunich, C. M. [Stunich, C. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Mystery, Young Adult, Suspense
Amazon: B07WM1YF41
Goodreads: 51355187
Publisher: Sarian Royal
Published: 2019-08-11T07:00:00+00:00

Dialing Mom's number gets me nowhere. She's changed it again. And when I go downstairs to ask Dad to give me her new one, he gives me this look.

“Pleading with your mother behind my back won't change anything.”

I cross my arms over my chest.

“Why?”

“Charlotte, I've explained this numerous times.” He stands up from the table, getting ready to run away again. Yep, he's most definitely lying. My father doesn't like to back down from fights, especially ones he already knows he's won. “Now, I'm going in there to book your flight, so if you have a preference, I need to know.”

He starts walking, and I trail after, pulling the stone from my pocket.

“Do you know what this is?” I ask, and he takes it briefly, studying it for a moment before handing it back to me.

“No, I don't. And frankly, I don't see what this has to do with anything.” I frown, but pocket the stone again anyway.

“I'm dating Spencer,” I say, just for the shock value. Dad doesn't react at all, continuing into his office and sitting down at his desk.

“Even more reason for you to leave,” he murmurs under his breath, pulling up the airline and typing in the date for my one-way flight. “We both know how much of your time and attention these relationships take up.”

“That's such a cop-out response, and you know it,” I say, wondering if I should throw in the twin thing, too, really give him a run for his money. “I have better grades here than I ever did back home.”

“And yet you ran off to New York City the other night while feeding me a lie about the lantern ceremony.” My mouth drops open, and I gape at him as he starts to put in LAX as my destination city.

“San Jose,” I murmur, feeling my heart drop, and all the energy drain out of me. “I'm going to be heartbroken and lonely either way, better to be somewhere I'm familiar with. And why you'd think Los Angeles of all places is any better or safer than here is laughable.”

He ignores me, selecting a flight and continuing onto the next page as I slump into the chair on the opposite side of his desk.

“Actually, I'm in a four-way polyamorous sort of thing with the McCarthy twins, too,” I add, just to see if that'll draw some energy out of the old man. His nostrils flare, but he gets his credit card out and types in the information anyway.

“Instead of embarrassing yourself further, why don't you start packing? Whatever you can't fit in your suitcases, we'll ship.”

“You're hiding something from me,” I say, but still, he refuses to look at me. “The more you ignore me, the more obvious it becomes.”

“Go start packing,” he tells me, and I force myself to my feet with a huff, giving him a dark look.

“Sending me away is going to be the biggest mistake you've ever made,” I say before heading out the door and upstairs to my room.

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