Waiting for Spring to Return

Summary

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On the eve of the Sterling family's annual gala, all of Upper East Side Manhattan was waiting for Kian Sterling to announce the final scores.

They were betting on whether my score would be high enough to earn me a seat at his family's table.

The Sterlings had made it clear: the future daughter-in-law would only be chosen from those invited to the gala.

For seven years, I had been his loyal partner. Yet, my score was always second place.

I had become the biggest laughingstock in the city's