My Great Escape Led Me to You novel Chapter 332

No matter how hard she tried to please him, no matter how many times Kevin Lane praised her for being thoughtful and mature, Emily knew she could never compare to Amelia Lane—the spoiled, willful daughter who, in Kevin’s eyes, could do no wrong.

If you wanted to know what real anger from Kevin Lane looked like, you only had to remember the day he banished Emily from The Lane Estate. That was the day she understood what it meant to be an outsider, to see the difference between family and someone merely tolerated.

It wasn’t just the clothes. There were so many things—luxuries she’d never even seen before, things that cost more than her father earned in a year. Nearly all of them were gifts from Andrew Lane.

She never asked for anything. Her needs were modest, almost nonexistent. Even when the housekeepers whispered to Andrew that he didn’t need to be so generous to a girl from outside the family, he always came back with another surprise for her.

During her time at The Lane Estate, Emily Blair began to develop a bit of an attitude—a new confidence, some even called it the “Blair spirit.”

But that spirit hadn’t come from being raised among the Lanes. It was Andrew Lane who taught her to stand tall.

Beyond material gifts, Andrew took her under his wing. He taught her how to read people, how to handle herself in a world where kindness could be mistaken for weakness. He told her, as a Lane girl, she had no reason to bow and scrape for anyone.

He once said to her, “In this city, there’s nobody you need to be afraid of. As long as you’re not breaking the law or hurting yourself, do whatever you want. Don’t worry—I’ll be right behind you.”

When he felt it was necessary, Andrew didn’t shield her from the darker side of privilege, either. He showed her the underbelly of high society, teaching her how to judge character and navigate complicated relationships.

He wanted her to be proud, and to stay safe—but he never wanted her to be a sheltered, pampered songbird trapped in a gilded cage. He wanted her to have her own strength.

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