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Tangled Hearts: A Billionaire's Redemption

Chapter 4 The Bet.

Word Count: 1218    |    Released on: 29/07/2024

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ght. I grabbed a baseball bat that was stored behind the door. Firmly gripping at it, I brandished

mirk to a devilish smile that spelled doom. He licked his lips,

out, "it appears yo

a husband who I expected to protect me and come to my aid especially

guns, and a smile danced on his face when

," David declared

ithout even looking at me, and walked into the living room. His two body

on the table as if he owned the place. I could tell that he was someone big or someone importa

s and I could almost feel his touch on my skin from just his face. Everytime that David had friends come over, he never allowed me to come downstairs. He made

eason, that wa

o go into the kitchen to prepare something then go to the be

enever he used that tone, there wasn't any room for negotiation. With the visitor seated comfortably and his bo

acing myself for the worst. What I didn't know, was that no matter how much I braced for it, I would have never been read

call in the morning; he was the big shot that I was talking about," David spoke up. My focus shifted to

Ethan, alright. I turned my focus back

we were in a heated game of poker with both of us playing a game of high stakes. In the last minutes of the game, we decided to play a

, huh? But wait, did David just say that Et

ed that game, what did he place as stake to match that bet? Anxiety suffocated and clawed at my chest. The tension in the r

e courage to ask him. His eyes avoided min

e first time. The silence was deafening. I turned to look at Ethan who was loo

finally spoke up. He turned to me and said it blunt

emarked. I could see his grin come back to

e was no way that David would hate me so much that he wo

deserve this. My eyes bored into his as I got up with a surge of adrenaline and anger coursing through my veins. Sum

down my cheeks uncont

with pain, came out shakily. David just looked back at me and

asked him, my hea

d on my knees, sobbing profusely. Struggling to wipe my tears, I could

a long trip ahead of us," Ethan's voice tore through every

et and had lost it. And as I tried to wrap my hea

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