Dumping My Fiancé For His Uncle By Danielle Sayers

Chapter 4

Thea just looked at Nicolas, noticing his eyes were kinda spaced out. "You-" Nicolas tried to say but got cut off by a knock at the door.

Then came Madelyn's voice, sounding all frustrated. "Uncle Nicolas, are you okay? I messed up with what I did before, and I wanna say sorry face to face."

It might've been Thea's imagination, but it seemed like Nicolas got even more ticked off the moment he heard "Uncle Nicolas." His eyes went ice cold.

"Mr. Hendrix, chill here. I'll handle this," said Thea, taking the chance to stand up.

Opening the door, she saw Madelyn looking all teary but trying to keep a brave face.

Thea couldn't help but smirk. "Still got some nerve, huh? I wonder how you've got the guts to worm your way into the Hendrix family. Doesn't it feel weird calling Mr. Hendrix 'Uncle Nicolas'?"

Madelyn's response was to bite her lower lip, looking defiant yet somehow innocent. "I get it, you think low of where I come from. But aren't we all supposed to be equal? There's no high and low in people, right?"

Thea chuckled at that, stepping aside to let her in. "Wanna bet you'll be shown the door by security? Go on in if you're feeling lucky."

With that, Thea turned and strolled off. Madelyn clenched her teeth and followed up before grabbing Thea's wrist.

The soft, vulnerable look she usually had around others was gone, replaced by a steely determination in the dim corridor light.

"You've really changed a ton since you hit sixteen. That whole mess really got to you, huh?" Madelyn challenged, locking eyes with Thea. "We need to have a chat. Just us."

caught off guard, felt a flicker of surprise, wondering why Madelyn would know about that incident. Despite her reservations, she agreed,

straight in. "If you want to keep your

a seat and faced Madelyn head-on. "Since we're laying things out, let me be clear. I'm calling off my engagement with Jake. But it's my call. I don't want him anymore. If you're so keen on picking up leftovers, be

mix of anger and envy,

barely had a moment to think that something was off

dark, ominous blur. Thea tried to stand and

moment for her brain to clear before Thea was roughly dragged off the bed and onto the

"I didn't think you'd stoop so

weak on all fours. She sat up, propped

and

suddenly pounding as she took in the chaotic scene

his tone indignant and icy. "What's going on? Hadn't you plotted all this? If I hadn't

were up to something when the champagne tower collapsed, but I didn't expect you to stoop so

Thea into what was going on. She spotted Madelyn, all messed up and crying, looking like she'd been through the

to waste time guessing if Madelyn was faking it. Her mind was

got ready to stand her ground. "Are you out of your

don't know why you passed out? Wasn't it just a slick move to throw us off your scent? We're in your room. Who else would be behind this but

bay. "Jake, let's not jump to conclusions. It might not be Miss Rowland's fault. She was knocked out at

breathe. She never imagined a day when he would call

was a time when he would shield her from any criticism or hostility, no matter what. But now, he was

looked at Jake with a cold, detached gaze, feeling like he was a complete stranger. "Why would I