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."

why Madelyn would know about that incident. Despite her reservations, she agreed, "Okay, follow me." She led Madelyn to her room, a silent agreement to this private

were inside, Madelyn dove straight in. "If you want to keep your secrets safe, you need to leave Jake. He's been over

of carefree grace, took 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

anger and envy, a clear sign she'd

through the air. Thea barely had a moment to think that something was off before it

into a dark, ominous blur. Thea tried to stand

a moment for her brain to clear before Thea was roughly

think you'd stoop so low as to do

still weak on all fours. She

which was cold and filled with intense disgust. "What's going

heart was suddenly pounding

on? Hadn't you plotted all this? If I hadn't been there in time, Madelyn would have been raped

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

clued Thea into what was going on. She spotted Madelyn, all messed up and

wasn't about to waste time guessing if Madelyn was faking it. Her mind was racing with the

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

"You don't know why you passed out? Wasn't it just a slick

to keep at bay. "Jake, let's not jump to conclusions. It might not be Miss Rowland's fault. She was knocked out at the same time I was. Guess my bad luck just made me a magnet

to breathe. She never imagined a day when he would call

from any criticism or hostility, no matter what.

a complete stranger. "Why would I even bother playing games with you? Is