Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 168

She wasn’t lying about meeting a friend that night; running into Leyla was indeed a chance encounter.

However, the truth was that Leyla hadn’t invited her. Beatrice had ditched her friend the moment she saw Leyla and eagerly jumped at the opportunity

to be with her.

Ever since Beatrice started getting close to Leyla, she had been thinking of ways to stay in her good graces. As the heiress of the Haynes family, Leyla attracted attention wherever she went. Now, with Beatrice wanting to connect with the influential Hargreaves family through marriage, she realized she needed to do more than just win over Javier–she had to make herself an essential part of Leyla’s life.

Beatrice believed that if she could improve her status, Javier’s mother would stop ignoring her.

Leyla seemed like the ideal person to help her do just that.

It turned out that her decision was correct.

Beatrice had been spending a lot of time with Leyla, and they had gone shopping, dined out, and more. Although it sometimes felt embarrassing to act like a sycophant, the benefits were clear.

Even those wealthy heiresses in Shoneport, who once excluded her, began inviting her to join their outings.

Javier’s mother also started treating Beatrice more kindly, and the snide remarks stopped.

Even during dates with Javier, his mom no longer tried to pull him away early.

Beatrice was convinced that by associating with Leyla, she could finally get into the Hargreaves family and join the circle of socialites she longed to be part of.

However, everything came crashing down when Leyla got caught up in a drug scandal, and Beatrice’s name was linked to it too.

She felt a wave of regret, knowing that in such circles, anyone involved in a drug issue would be completely shut out afterward.

All the connections she had worked so hard to build were destroyed.

Javier, who was overwhelmed by his responsibilities, was too tired to address Beatrice’s recent behavior. His feelings for her were dwindling fast.

Finally, he said, “Beatrice, I’ve been busy with work lately. Please don’t reach out to me for a while.”

voice as she asked, “Javier, are you breaking up with me?” Her expression was a mixture

let out a sigh before hanging

silence said it

if her entire world had fallen apart. She sank back onto the couch, feeling hopeless and thinking, ‘This is it. In the end, it was Leyla who brought

her face as she struggled to figure out

rang again. Beatrice’s heart raced with excitement, hoping it was

Robert instead.

at the

and keep her tears in

wrong with your voice?” Robert asked, sounding

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quickly noticed the worry in her tone

out,

what’s going on,” Robert said, his voice full of concern. Then, as if something clicked,

scandal?”

more softly, her voice choked with helplessness. “I don’t even know how everythier ended up

handle this…” Robert

a morning run by Ashton, who then treated her to a big breakfast. With nothing

finally woke up, it was because her

from Qathana and groaned, “Alexia, you’d better have a good

asking, “Did I wake

“What do

afternoon there? Why are you still in bed? Please don’t tell me

replied, “Seriously, can you dial down the suggestive comments? If you keep it up, you’ll start to

okay! No need to

and said, “Now, what’s the

as she stated, “I’ve got some good news

up and interrupted, “Let’s hear the

Alexia was momentarily speechless.

have no sense of fun at all!” Alexia muttered. “Alright, the bad news is, someone’s got their eyes on you. There’s