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."

incident. Despite her reservations, she agreed, "Okay, follow me." She led Madelyn to her room,

in. "If you want to keep your secrets safe,

"Since we're laying things out, let me be clear. I'm calling off my engagement with Jake. But it's my

anger and envy, a

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

and Madelyn morphed into a dark, ominous blur. Thea tried to stand and bail, but her body was weak, and she just

Thea was roughly dragged off the bed and onto the

low growl of rage. "I didn't think you'd stoop so low as

on all fours. She sat up,

cold and filled with intense

was suddenly pounding

icy. "What's going on? Hadn't you plotted all this? If I hadn't been there in time, Madelyn would

champagne tower collapsed, but I didn't expect you

clued Thea into what was going on. She spotted

waste time guessing if Madelyn was faking it. Her mind was racing with the shock that

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

you passed out? Wasn't it just a slick

knocked out at the same time I was. Guess my bad luck just

making it tough for her to breathe.

a time when he would shield her from any criticism or hostility, no matter what. But now, he was all about another woman, turning into the deepest cut she had

gaze, feeling like he was a complete stranger. "Why would I even bother playing games with you? Is it worth throwing away my future over