She's CC Babcock, the well known socialite, the Bitch of Broadway. She's the ice queen who never let's her guard down, who puts on a show for the world so no one knows what she really feels inside. She doesn't have any cares, shows no emotions...nothing ever hurts her. The Bitch of Broadway sad? Please...when hell freezes over. And don't even get her started on a future husband and family. She doesn't need a man in her life, she's CC Babcock for crying out loud. She's independent and knows how to take care of herself. As for a family...she can't even keep the Sheffield children's names straight. Let alone even have one maternal bone in her body.
See, CC Babcock is better off alone...that's they way it's meant to be.
Niles Brightmore, the sweet, caring butler. He'd never hurt anyone. He loves those in his life and he'd do anything to see them happy. He even says he loves her. He told her that, she laughed in his face. Said she's never be in a relationship with the help, but he saw right through her sorry excuse. He got the truth out of her, he is Niles after all. She told him she was afraid. Afraid of what? Of being hurt and left...just like all others have done to her. He felt his heart breaking for his CC. He promised her he'd never be like the others in her life, he'd never hurt her. He swore he was there for good. She had her doubts and fears, but she believed him because he was sweet and caring Niles Brightmore.
Too bad that was all a lie.
CC Babcock, the ice queen, melted. She broke down crying in front of him. The walls around her came crashing down in an instant. She let him in. She told him everything...everything that she kept bottled up pretending it never hurt her. But it did. Behind the evil smirk, the red lipstick, and the glare that made grown men cry, CC Babcock was damaged. He was there for her, he always listened and did anything in his power to make her smile again. She had her fears, but he tried his best to make sure she knew this was forever. She finally started to believe him. She started to believe that he'd be the man she'd end up with and that he'd be the father of their children. That's right...CC Babcock wanted everything she said she never did and she wanted it with him. Only him. CC Babcock was in love with Niles Brightmore.
She didn't know what was coming next.
Niles Brightmore starting being distant. He stopped being there for CC and that hurt her. She tried to talk to him, to tell him things aren't the same and she needs him. He'd say he was sorry and that he'd go back to the way he was before. She believed him once again, but he got her hopes up. He wouldn't speak to her for days and even weeks. She was in a time of need, but he was nowhere to be found. He'd avoid and ignore her as best as he could. Didn't he know how bad he was hurting her? He never saw the pain and sadness in her eyes, the unshed tears...he didn't see the emptiness she felt...didn't feel the hurt. He didn't hear her sobs every night. She cried for him. Every. Damn. Night. But he didn't care. Sweet, caring Niles didn't care. He didn't want her...she was too damaged, too needy, too much of a burden. Niles Brightmore, the man who many thought would never hurt anyone, left CC Babcock.
He didn't even care how she felt.
Chastity Claire Babcock was forever changed. She never loved someone so much. He made her want the things she never thought she wanted. She never wanted anyone else. No man would ever replace Niles Brightmore. She never did move on. She ended up alone just like she always saw herself when she was just a little girl. CC Babcock had no one...and that's the way it was always supposed to be. Poor CC...you should've never believed.
He broke her.