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."

of surprise, wondering 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

your secrets safe,

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

of anger and envy, a clear sign

weird smell just wafted through the air. Thea barely had a moment to think

blur. Thea tried to stand and bail, but her

was roughly dragged off the bed and onto the floor.

heard a woman's anguished scream and Jake's low growl of rage. "I didn't think you'd stoop so low as to do this! You're

was still weak on all fours. She sat up, propped on the floor, looking

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

her heart was suddenly pounding as she took in the chaotic

gripped her chin tightly, his tone indignant and icy. "What's going on? Hadn't you plotted all this?

tower collapsed, but I didn't expect you to stoop so

what was going on. She spotted Madelyn, all

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

ground. "Are you out of your mind? Why would

a sarcastic sniff and mocked her, "You don't know why you passed out? Wasn't it just a slick

knocked out at the same time I was. Guess

for her to breathe. She never

hostility, no matter what. But now, he was all about another woman, turning into the deepest cut she had

Jake with a cold, detached gaze, feeling like he was a complete stranger. "Why would I even bother playing games with you?