"I have everything except family!" It came out as a near shout. He was surprised no one came rushing out to see what was going on. "They just see me as the next heir to the family fortune. I need to be perfect, or they won't pay attention to me at all. The closest thing I had to a mother was my nanny, but she's long gone and out of contact." He took a deep breath. "And I don't trust you because you're way too good to be true. There's no way you're as ... honest and sincere as you look. The last time I put my trust in a supposed friend they humiliated me. He went and he made me look like a damned fool." The young man was breathing hard. By the time he was finished, his eyes were lifted up and staring at Angel's.