"Lara, by doing this, aren't you basically selling yourself?"
Naomi Shaw simply couldn't understand her friend's logic. Was she really going to throw away a lifetime of happiness for her family's business? Reality was a cruel thing, indeed. It could take a girl who was once rebellious and carefree and transform her into this woman who had to shoulder the weight of it all.
"Then tell me, Naomi. What am I supposed to do?"
Lara turned her head to look at her, her clear eyes filled with a profound loneliness. "Am I supposed to pursue my own happiness while I stand by and watch my family go bankrupt and lose everything?"
"Am I supposed to be with Ronan Joyce, against my family's wishes, just to be happy? If my dad found out I was seeing him again, the shock might just kill him!"
"So, Naomi, tell me. What should I do?"
