The Boy Next Door
Language: en
I grew up with three boys, the only girl between four powerful families. When my family fell on hard times, my parents tried to arrange a marriage with one of them. But Hunter, the bad boy, sneered at me and said, "No way. I like 'em sweet. She's just one of the guys." Caleb, the golden retriever type, shrugged apologetically: "I only see her as a sister." And Ethan, the valedictorian, said coldly: "She's reckless and stupid. Not wife material." They rejected and belittled me without a second thought, leaving my parents to smile awkwardly through the humiliation. That was the moment…