“Besides, we saved your life back then. You owe us, big time.”
The three of them shielded Brittany, who had appeared at the sound of the argument, behind them. They made me feel like some kind of monster from a horror movie.
Watching their actions, I was utterly bewildered. “I never said you had to stay by my side. If you liked her, all you had to do was tell
The three of them shielded Brittany, who had appeared at the sound of the argument, behind them. They made me feel like some
kind of monster from a horror movie.
Watching their actions, I was utterly bewildered. “I never said you had to stay by my side. If you liked her, all you had to do was tell me. Did you really think I’d tear you apart?”
I kept them around originally because I couldn’t bear to part with Ryder’s face, so similar to my memory. But I never forced anyone; I wouldn’t tie them down to me. Yet these three, while greedily enjoying the wealth and status being by my side afforded them,
were carrying on a secret affair with another woman right under my nose.
Zane suddenly sneered, mocking, “Who doesn’t know how ruthless Scarlett Thorne is? If we’d told you, there’s no telling if you wou-
Idn’t have had us ‘taken care of‘ without a second thought.”
I paused, then curved my lips. “That’s a good idea.”
The three of them visibly flinched, exchanging uneasy glances. Ryder looked at Brittany behind him, startled and demure. He look-
ed at my sudden change in demeanor, and a knot of irritation seemed to tighten in his chest, refusing to dissipate. Yet he still spo-
Ke stubbornly:
“Alright, Scarlett, I know you love me. I promise, I won’t leave you, okay? Don’t say such things to upset me. This time, it’s my fault.
Don’t make things difficult for anyone else.”
The other two looked at him with admiration. Watching the barely concealed smugness on Ryder’s face, I felt sick. How could I
have ever compared such a common, low–class man to him?
But before I could say anything, I glanced down and noticed Brittany and Ryder’s hands secretly clasped together. A cold glint flash-
ed in my eyes.
I could have let them go anytime, but that didn’t mean they could betray me right under my nose. I turned to walk towards Brittany. To my surprise, as soon as I lifted my foot, the three men uniformly blocked my path.
