Chapter 42
Peter had met Valeria several times and honestly couldn’t see what the fuss was about.
Sure, she was young, but aside from that? The girl was clearly artificial as hell–everything from her personality to her obvious plastic surgery.
From the moment Peter first met Valeria, he’d pegged her as a manipulative schemer (
She didn’t deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Lorraine
The fact that they were half–sisters made it even more twisted.]
Knowing Jasper was her stepsister’s fiance and deliberately pursuing him anyway? That was some next–level psycho behavior []
But Jasper seemed completely bewitched by Valeria’s youth and fake sweetness, finding her childish tantrums “adorable” instead of recognizing the red flags
case of thinking with his dick instead of his bram
An they say, hindsight is 20/20. Once Jasper actually lost Lorraine for good, he’d realize what an idiot he’d been
Eventually, Jasper laughed bitterly. “Are you kidding? Valeria’s sweet and affectionate, plus she actually shows enthusiasm in bed. Unlike Ana, who was basically a non–completely frigid and boring”
Peter kept his mouth shut, knowing argument was pointless
Reality would teach Jasper soon enough
Right now his friend was too pussy whipped to think straight
Jasper’s massive ego had always been his weakness–he genuinely believed women should be grateful for his attention
He’d convinced himself that Lorraine needed him to survive
Seeing her walk away so decisively had shattered that delusion, and his wounded pride was demanding revenge ||
So the next morning, he finally transferred the buyout Funds to Lorraine’s account.
When Lorraine saw the bank notification, she stared at the amount for a long moment.]
Three years of her life, reduced to a number on a screen
But looking at those digits, she felt something unexpected–relief.]
Finally, they were even. Finally, she could start fresh
With her newfound freedom, Lorraine decided to focus on job hunting and the upcoming competition results ||
The preliminary round winners should be announced soon.
Since she had time on her hands for the first time in months, she decided to hit the grocery store and cook Cassian a proper dinner
She’d been too busy with the J&R drama to do anything domestic lately
Putting on comfortable jeans and a cashmere sweat
sweater, she headed out for the supermarket
It was only a few blocks away, so she decided to walk and enjoy the crisp autumn
She was crossing the street near the market entrance when a beat–up van suddenly swerved toward her
Before she could process what was happening, the vehicle screeched to a halt and two masked men jumped out []
The Boi Weding G 1 Ever Game by face a
One clamped a chemical–soaked cloth over her mouth while the other grabbed her arms, dragging her toward the open van door.
Lorraine tried to scream, but the cloth muttled everything as her vision started going dark.]
The chemical burned her lungs as her body went limp despite her desperate mental fight to stay conscious
In her final moments of awareness, one thought pierced through the terror:
Cassian. Would he even know something had happened to her?]
