Margot POV
Nora’s eyes suddenly brightened.
“Take Elena Brooks, for example. I asked around. Her parents had already bought her a house. She’s got everything going for her. She’s young, smart, and has a grand future ahead of her.”
“Elena and I will not happen.”
I said it seriously.
“Really.”
Nora sighed, then leaned closer and lowered her voice mysteriously.
“Okay, then. What about the Prince?”
I felt a quick jolt deep in my heart.
I kept my expression neutral.
“Not possible either.”
“Oh, come on. I really want to hit you. What do you mean, ‘not possible’? You’re a scientist, for God’s sake. Isn’t our complete job turning impossible things into possible ones? What’s the point of researching if you don’t have that kind of drive?”
“What does that have to do with anything?”
