Chapter 32
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“I wanted too much? can it possibly be more than what your precious Sasan wants?”
Estelle lifted her gaze, staring straight at Julian.
“You gave my wedding to her. You threw 100 million dollars for her career without a second thought, but you froze my accounts and have the nerve to say I wanted Ino much?”
His voice was cold and emotionless. “None of t
that justifies your repeated attacks on Susan.”
She let out a mocking laugh. “Oh, right. It’s all my fault. Susan is untouchable–pure and flawless.”
Julian, of course, could hear the sarcasm dripping from her words. His brows furrowed. The Estelle before him now felt completely unreasonable, almost like a
stranger
He was about to speak when she cut in first. “I expect you and Susan to clear up all the false accusations about me online publicly. Otherwise, don’t blame me if this ends with your reputation in cuius.”
His dack eyes narrowed slightly. “Ruined?”
“That’s right. You don’t believe me?”
“Not particularly.”
Estelle chuckled and said, “Let’s wait and see,
then.”
Their conversation, like always, ended in a bitter standoft.
Shortly after Julian left, Michael returned and drove Estelle home.
The next day, Estelle drove to pick up Sean from school
The public uproar hadn’t died down yet, but sean hadn’t seen her in days and had been begging to meet.
just thinking about Sean wanned Estelle’s heart. For the first time in a long while, the ache in her chest felt just a little lighter.
The traffic was lavavy at this hour. Worried that Sean might get anxious waiting, she sent a quick message, saying, “Sean, there’s some traffic on the road. I might be a few minutes late,”
The reply catur almost instantly.
“Got it, Ms. Esse Don’t rush. Drive sadel”
A smile tugged at Estelle’s lips. She thought back to the past when Susan went out with Tobias, even if she w
weren’t late. Just being a little slow would cam her an
emembered one time when she had a fever and was coughing the whole way, Glued to his phone, Tobias had been too busy texting Susanto even glance at her
Jumed.
aily to see a car speeding toward hier.
Estelle’s expression shifted, she yashed the wheel to the side, but it was too late.
Alter the deafening crash, everything went dark
Estelle wasn’t sure how much time had passed when the sound of soft, pitiful sobbing slowly pulled her back to consciousness. “Jules, you’re finally hete. That womanwastrullying she didn’t even lait the brakes before crashing into me nought
thought I’d nevet ser you again.
Estelle slowly opened her eyes. She saw a tall and familiar tigue caying Siman out of the car though the shattered windshield
Susan clung to palian, leats pireaming down bechase “hically thought I was going to die, jules, I was so scales.
His voice was low, trassiting. “It’s over nive
The outside world was a blur of chaos – bystanders whispered, trattic halted, and people gathered to watch the sovne unfold.
julian didici so much as glance in Estelle’s direction. He walked through the crowd, seemingly ready to take Susan away
The stamp did sufbogating scent of baming fuel beached Estelle’s nose. Flaines Flickered to life somewhere nearby, and black snake curled into the sky She eaglard, the acrid air stinging her throat.
le tried to move, but pain shot through herleg. It was pinned by the wrecked car–she couldn’t get out, she reached for her phone with trembling fingers The cat was on lite
II Extelle called emergency services now, would they get here before she burned alive?
