Ryan had said that he would pay for her education with sincerity but the comment didn't go down well with her. She took it in the wrong way.
Zara's nostrils flared and her voice shot up "And that is exactly why I won't take a dime from you." She pointed a finger at her threateningly and said that line. She was working hard day and night in that restaurant, earning daily wages and taking extra work to earn her overtime bonus.
If there was one thing that she hated it was sympathy. Ever since her father had left her, her mother had played the role of both a mother and a father. She believed in working hard and earning every dime through sweat rather than receiving alms.
Ryan kicked a stray rock with some unnecessary force. "I should have known you would say that." His face fell a little when he said that. He went silent and kept walking with her, shoulders drooped and eyes on the road.
