Growing up as the daughter of Carolyn and Robert Wilson was never easy. Every breath I took, every decision I made, felt like it was being scrutinized under a magnifying glass. My father, the powerful CEO of Wilson Industries, had already mapped out my life before I could even utter my first words.
“Sandra, darling,” he would often say in his deep, commanding voice, adjusting his spotless suit, “a Wilson never settles for second best.”
Our enormous mansion in West Hollywood stood like a monument to that idea.
With its twenty-nine perfectly decorated rooms, polished marble floors, and golden chandeliers, it looked like something out of a movie. But to me, it felt cold, like a beautifully decorated prison.
Every inch of it whispered expectations I didn’t ask for. By the time I turned twenty-seven, I had become everything my parents wanted.
I had a degree from Harvard Business School, a high-paying job as a junior executive at Wilson Industries, and a diamond ring from Jeffrey Robinson, heir to Robinson Technologies.
He was chosen by my father, of course. Everything about our relationship was a business deal dressed as love. There was just one problem.
I was deeply, hopelessly, and completely in love with someone else.
It all started on a rainy Tuesday morning. My sleek red Ferrari broke down on my way to work, leaving me stranded by the side of the road in designer heels.
That’s when Donald Lewis pulled up in an old, beat-up tow truck. He stepped out wearing jeans and a flannel shirt, his smile more comforting than any luxury brand I’d ever worn.
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