Betrayed By Ambition: Ava's Revenge

a flash of anger. She deliberately shov

id you c

ared at the assistant, her eyes

handsome face. He looked at Ava with anno

enough. Apologi

rlings. He still saw her as something he owned, something he

tim. Tears welled up in her eyes, her lower

ult. I shouldn' t have brought Jessica. I just... I get so scared being alone now, after what

anufactured sobs. It was the exact right thing to say. It painte

sight of Chloe' s "pain" enraged him, and he direc

ed loudly against the floor. He strode

rowl. "You can' t stand to see her happy, can you? You h

to the thin flesh. The pain was sharp, but Ava refused to c

ark," she said,

infuriate him even mo

? You are nothing without me. I made you.

as now causing her physical pain without a flicker of remorse, something inside Av

laugh escaping her lips. "You foolish, arr

by her sudden shift in tone.

g like ash in her mouth. "You thought it was a joke. You

tary step back. He remembered the name,

what gave it the spark of intuition that made you millions. It was my divinity, and for seven years, I bound it to you through ou

y. Essence. But it was the only way she could describe th

hter. "Divinity? Is she crazy? Sh

with mock concern. "Ava, please. You' re not well. T

gaze to Chloe' s soft, worried face. He c

ion on his face. He shook his head as if to clear i

lking back to Chloe and putti

go isn' t a competitor' s office, but a mental institution. I' m sure Damon Bl

thought she was crazy. They thought her words were the ravings of

phecy. And the prophecy