“Violet used to work at our Beverly Hills hotel and I fell for her badly last time when I stayed there. She’s a nineteen-year-old orphan with two little brothers to take care of. I saw how she was struggling and somehow convinced them to stay with me at my Santa Monica home. I wanted to marry her, Sera, but my bad luck seemed to get at me this time as well. Do you remember Leilani and her minions from my school days?” Serenity nodded, remembering the spoiled girl from school distinctly. Something stirred in her heart after listening to Lucas’s tale, and she couldn’t help but wonder about the irony of the situation. So he was in love with a poor orphaned girl! If this wasn’t karma, then what was? Destiny did what she couldn’t, proving to him that money, background, and looks were immateria