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."

would know about that incident. Despite her reservations, she agreed, "Okay, follow me."

your secrets safe, you need

me be clear. I'm calling off my engagement with Jake. But it's my

mix of anger and envy,

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

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

a moment for her brain to clear before Thea was roughly dragged off the bed and onto the floor. The fall

didn't think you'd stoop so

weak on all fours. She sat up, propped

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

was spinning, and her heart was suddenly pounding as

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

were up to something when the champagne tower collapsed,

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

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

"Are you out of your mind? Why would you even think I did this? I just woke

why you passed out? Wasn't it just a slick move to throw us off

fought 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 for those thugs." Jake was getting madder by the second. "Thea, how can you

Thea hard, making it tough for her to breathe.

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

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