Chapter 16:

Madisyn wasn’t close to Kristopher and, being somewhat tipsy, failed to recognize his voice.

She nonchalantly shrugged off his hand without looking back. “I really hope that jerk Kristopher, who hurt my best friend, would just disappear forever! Look at her. She’s clearly so much happier without that asshole around!”

Her words ignited another round of applause in the bar.

On stage, Belinda was gracefully lifted into the air by the young male dancer, his hands securely around her waist.

“Wow!” Madisyn joined in the crowd’s cheers, then glanced back at the person standing behind her. “You see, my best friend is…” Her enthusiasm halted abruptly when she caught sight of Kristopher’s stern face.

“You…”

Her eyes went wide, but before she could add another word, the music cut off suddenly.

At the same moment, the bar lights flickered on, drenching the venue in a harsh, relentless light.

The abrupt brightness made everyone squint.

Belinda, still on stage, instinctively covered her eyes.

lowered her hand slowly. “What the…” She stopped talking abruptly, catching sight of the

entirely in black, his expression dark, eyes chillingly

to the stage,


positioned himself in front of

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mind, his voice

delivered with chilling authority, sent a ripple of tension through the crowd.

man faltered,

mischievous smirk.

a frosty glare.

“Miss.”

Kristopher’s gaze was so alarming that the young man felt compelled to intervene, although he no longer dared to obstruct Belinda. Instead, he gently pulled on her sleeve and murmured, “Should

Belinda reassured him quietly, her smile unwavering. “He’s my

“ex-husband”

their divorce yet, and here she was, already referring to him as her

man before shifting her gaze to the man standing in front of her. In a composed tone, she suggested, “Let’s talk somewhere more


hadn’t moved, she quickly added, “You don’t want the headlines tomorrow to scream about the Cox Group’s president causing a scandal in a bar,

finally walked off the stage, his expression

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