Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 525

#25 BONUS

Thorsten laughed. "You're clever. Maybe you'll be born Into a good family in your next life."

With that, he stood, and I instinctively leaned forward, almost collapsing at his feet. One of his bodyguards moved to grab me, but Thorsten held him back, giving me a cold, disdainful look. "Now that you know everything, what do you want? Beg me to let you go?" Yes, I wanted him to let me go.

I couldn't die here-not like this. That would be too much of a loss.

"I don't believe you. Not unless you let me confront Matthew myself. Or at least call him-I want to hear

what he has to say." My words were both genuine and a desperate attempt to buy time.

If I could just hold him off a little longer, maybe someone would come looking for me.

But who would?

I didn't have time to figure that out. I held Thorsten's gaze, praying he'd give in.

signaled to his bodyguard, and the next thing I knew, I was being

shoved back into my chair, his words echoing in my mind. The more

guilt? Had I really been nothing more than a walking blood supply

shown me real care, every single day, for years. It had never felt like an

manipulate me. But why? Why go through all this just to make me hate

decided to kill me. So why would

it made sense. Hours dragged on, daylight fading into dusk. Even the guards who'd been watching me seemed

I heard a sound at the door. It creaked open,

to get you

person who'd drugged my drink was now offering to set me free. I couldn't figure

whispered, looking genuinely remorseful Thorsten forced me. He promised if I brought you here, he'd let me keep

her, uncertain, trying to read if I could

better to know the truth straight from him instead of hearing whispers from someone else?" she murmured, +25

Chapter 525

the ropes binding

flexed my hands, wincing at the stiffness where the ropes had bitten into

Give it back."