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

"If you want to keep your secrets safe, you need to leave Jake. He's

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 my guest. Just quit

a mix of anger and envy, a clear sign

had a moment to think that something was off before it was way

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

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

you'd stoop so

on all fours. She sat up, propped on the floor,

cold and filled with intense disgust. "What's

heart was suddenly pounding as she

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

champagne tower collapsed, but I

was going on. She spotted Madelyn, all messed up

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

she shoved Jake's hand aside and got ready to stand her ground. "Are you out of your

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

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.

for her to breathe. She never imagined

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

like he was a complete stranger. "Why would I even bother playing games

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