His Sweet Betrayal, Her Cold Vengeance

shining armor, the one person who saw me in a fam

it photos, and leaked them to the entire university to

abandoned me. Then, Ethan sent his thugs to corner me in an alley. They humil

lie; he was leaving me for his "true love," Erika. Ethan's only regret was th

use to pack my things, I discovered the last precious th

he moment I was finally pieced back together. They wanted me gone? Fine.

pte

Richard

of the expensive ventilation system in Ethan's private study. The scent of aged leath

lass, not even looking at me. His gaze was fixed on the sprawling city lights outs

subtle, almost imperceptible gesture, but it sent a chill down

id, dismissive. He didn't need to ask

ng foreign on my tongue, tainte

? You think this is extreme, Dillon? She's an intruder. A leech. My mother killed herself because of

o get rid of her. Permanently. And not just from the house, but from o

d to shatter her, to publicly shame her, to make her disappear. "This will force her to leave the

what if she can't handle it? What if she do

ay. His eyes bored into mine. They were cold, devoid of any warmth. "Breaks down? That's the poi

it something else, Dillon? Are you actually getting soft? Are you

ould even think. My face felt hot.

to be careful. About the fallout. The Reynolds family, yo

always does." He paused, his gaze narrowing. "But you, Dillon. You've been spending a

t was a lie, a flimsy excuse I hoped he'd buy. "You know how it is. She's

f. "She's utterly insignificant. Naive. Pathetic, really. S

ot worth anything serious. Not worth a

her face. Her return was imminen

luntarily. "Soon. We can't have Jenna in the picture wh

ue love' returns. So, you see it my way now, don't you? No time to

se. Erika. My Erika. She was the one. Always had bee

g confidence. "Erika. She'