Chapter 401

All that gossip people liked to chew on was just their entertainment, but no one ever realized—it was his way of surviving. He endured so much under that scumbag of a father before eventually taking him down. The blood, sweat, and constant restraint it took meant nothing in the end. People just slapped labels on him—cold-blooded, ungrateful kid. What a joke. And so unfair. Claire never thought being strategic was anything bad—as long as it didn't hurt the wrong people. What's wrong with protecting yourself? Those who turned their noses up at him didn't seem all that different from the ones who bashed Alyssa Grant without knowing the truth. Thinking of this, Claire found herself getting annoyed with Dominic, too. "Dominic, I don't want to argue just for the sake of it, but could you stop acting so childish? Yeah, maybe Anthony's past choices were questionable, but it's not your place to judge. You think your nice, cushy life as the second Reynolds son just fell into your lap? You made i