Chapter 23. Raise my Guard

Briana POV

I was shivering in restrained anger.

If Marcus was not quick to defend me, I don't know what I would have done to Matt Bryant.

That man deserves a slap for implying I was a gold-digger.

All my life Matt Bryant had looked down on me, constantly harping about Marsha and Danny's benevolence. He says without it, I would be nothing.

Yes, I owe Marsha and Danny, but I repaid their generosity by working my ass off on their hotel.

Their son Noah left for college. He rebelled and refused to take the reins of the business, but I stayed behind to learn the ropes.

Every day after class, I worked as part of the cleaning staff. I took every job to pay for my college tuition. Marsha and Danny could have paid my college fees, but I owed them too much to ask for more.

When I finished college, Danny thought it was time for me to assume other jobs. I started as a concierge and worked my way up to various positions. I even handled marketing for the company.

When Noah returned, they tr