After all, if he had accepted the guaranteed admission spot and told his mother and Evelyn Grant, they would have been thrilled. A good, sensible kid like Alex Grant should want to make his family happy.
Unless—
Unless there was a factor more important than their happiness.
Otherwise, it just didn't add up.
Ryan Sterling was in his study handling some lingering company issues when his phone began to ring. He wasn't even finished with his work.
He didn't even have to look; he knew who was calling.
Ryan Sterling was busy and ignored the first call. When it rang again nearly ten minutes later, he finally picked it up.
"Brother."
"You have the nerve to call me your brother?! I was sponsoring a school. What right do you have to butt in? Ryan Sterling, do you just have to oppose me on everything?!"
Julian Sterling had been stunned when he received the notice from the school that his sponsorship had been rejected.
But it didn't take long for him to figure out the reason.
