Vespera left her parents‘ house at 6:00 am
Normally, Vernon would be out for his morning jeg and Wanda would be preparing breakfast at this time, nut today, they hadn’t woken up yet
They had only gone to bed around 2:00 am, after staying up all night waiting for her to come home.
She left a note on the fridge before she left.
Alter sneaking out of the community, she took a cab to tebecca’s house.
When Rebecca opened the door, her eyes were swollen with dark circles, “How can Luke still beconsidered human? He’s nothing but a bastard! No, calling him a bastard is too good for him!
“And Tina and his mother? They’re worse than bitches!”
After Vespera had called Rebecca earlier and explained everything at happened last night, Rebecca was furious. She was so angry that she almost wanted to go out immediately
and tear them apart.
Rebecca was filled with rage, but Vespera remained unusually calm.
She stepped inside, changed into her slippers, and asked, “Are there any ingredients in the fridge? I’ll make us some breakfast”
rebecca looked at her in disbelief. “You st have the energy to make breakfast.”
Vespera took off her coat and gently pushed her agitated friend down onto the couch. “It’s not worth starving ourselves over people like them. We need to eat first so we have the energy to deal with them”
She was about to pull her hand back.
“Wall
Rebecca pressed her hand down, staring at Vespera’s wrist.
There were two deep red marks, clearly from being bound too tightly. Her stomach churned. “How could they still the your hands in that situation? They didn’t leave you any way
Vespera smiled bitterly. “Yeah, they really didn’t leave me any way out”
Rebecca’s anger flared again. “Tina bring vicious is one thing, but Luke..how could be do this?”
been together for eight years
Rebecca took a deep breath, her voice choking. “Even if he doesn’t love you anymore, just break up. But does he really have to go this far? You’ve b eight years! For someone he’s known less than six months, he can be this cruel to you? I just can’t understand it.”
“For the sake of a new lover, he’ll do anything.”
“But before, he searched for you everywhere, acting like he still cared!”
Vespera scoffed and thought, “Gre?”
“You know he’s going to announce his engagement to Tina tonight?”
“What?
Rebecca tumed to stare at her in shock. “But you’re not even divorced yet! Walt.”
A terrifying thought suddenly crossed her mind. “Does he already know that you had him sign the divorce agreement?
Vespera pursed her lips. “I’ve considered that possibility”
Reberce’s eyes widened “What if he’s be plotting this from the start? He worked with his mother–one of them kept you calm, while the other pushed you to make up your
“Once the druice agreement and the compensation settlement were in effect, he wouldn’t just be able to dworce you but also get out of paying a single penny. If you didn’t agree, they’d use the video to blackenal you.
back.
“To protect that video from leaking, you’d have no choice but to swallow your pride and accept. This way, he and Tina can be together without anything holding them by “This man is terrifying.—”
Vespera tell into deep thought “Was it really like that?”
Thanking back un Luke’s actions and what Tina had said last night, thirre seemed to be a logical inconsistency.
“Becca, Luned you to help with something,” Vrapera sød, breaking her train of thought.
Heberra, her mind ablase with the desire to tear down the deceitful man and woman, immediately responded, “just say the word. I’ll do whatever it take!”
Ady vojen that evering.
hall of the Peninsula Hotel was filled with elegant crystal chandeliers and the soft flow of classical music.
High society elses moved through the space, clad in fineclothes, exchanging toasts, and weaving through a classic scene of wealth and influence.
Tonight’s charity galla was hosted by ella he had ved all the promouent tigues from Halewick, and the Sowle family had shown their hull support, sending the entire tandly
With the way these two alles weirssory,
could tell important announcement was about to be made,
Tina had been holding Lake’s ann sie they arrived, occasionally glancing down at her phone.
She couldn’t help but wonder what was going on with those people. “Hary weren’t answering their phones, nor were they sending any updates or videos.
the thought to herself, “What was going on? Had they failed?
However, that didn’t seem poble. They had already gotten hurt in bed their was way they could have falled.
Besides, if they had falled, Vespera would have come to find her abiraly.
It seemed possible that they had gone to such extremes that they night have act tally caused liet death, and now they were hiding in fear of the consequences.
Chapter 22
She frowned in frustration. This was getting boring
