fiftieth time. The screen lit up with Ryan's face, showing a hands
face only made her stomac
he ringing. She just sat perfectly still, watching the screen glow, die do
r for the last three hours, his panic clear
t after the latest call timed out. This
. He called me crying because you left the apartment without sayin
ng words, a cold, mocking
worried about the bank account. You are worr
ke that. She would have apologized instantly, running back to make sure Rya
erly words, Sophia was probably sitting in a high-end cafe, waiting fo
a weapon to keep Elena blind, compliant, and w
arelessly. She had absolutely no int
re or explanations. Elena did not need closure;
of breath. True betrayal des
ened her online banking portal. Her
account. It was a joint account, but legally
nd her own hard-earned salary from her corporate j
ce, hundreds of thousands of dollars into a brand-new, pr
d the joint account bala
Balance
ection of the screen g
d three premium credit cards, all under her name, with au
and clicked the big red button on
r expensive lunches and luxury
e passwords to her personal email, her social media accounts, her strea
from her digital world, locking him out o
hud of the doorbell rang t
rofessional locksmith she had hired through an emergency app, pa
e old digital deadbolt and replacing it wit
ing sweat from his brow as he handed h
ryption code, biometric scanning, and a built-in alarm. No on
said, handing him a
with a heavy, satisfying click, Elena opened
etely deleted Ryan's fingerprint profile,
up, she adjusted the angle of the hidden, high-definition security
directly to her phone
skyline in deep shades of orange and purp
creen. On the live camera feed, a familiar figure finally
hausted, his dark hair messy, and hi
g, probably expecting her to be wai
t door and reached out, pressing his thu
ep. Acce
b on his jeans, blew on it, and pressed it agains
ep. Acce
, but it came through her phone speakers perfectly cl
trying to open the apartm
a bright red error message
Revoked by Prima
onfusion on his features instantly m
n slamming it violently aga
creamed, his voice echoing loudly
Why did you change the
ng a slow, calm sip of her war
single shred of fea
mind brought an incredibly cold s
Ryan roared, kicking the bottom
s fingers. A carton of milk burst open on the floor, splashing w
games! You think this is fun
eafening in the upscale, q
doors of the neighboring apartmen
or poked her head out, her fa
acket? Stop screaming and throwing tantrums, or
e hall stepped out, crossing his
k. If your girlfriend locked you out, you clearly did s
enly realizing he was completel
solute embarrassment. He was a man who cared deeply about his p
ged maniac throwing a temper tantrum
lower his voice, but his hands were shaking violently with rage. He glared at t
ck toward the elevator, trying to hide his bright
s the elevator doors slid shut behind h
ar chime echoed direc
terialized in the air, glowing softly
in successfully broken. Target r
ibuted: 20 Su
rvival Points. Shop fun
cushions of her sofa, her cold eyes
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