No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 823

He had the audacity to blame everything on me, and now, he's even doing this as some form of twisted revenge.

"If you hate me so much, wouldn't taking me away and torturing me be more satisfying?" I couldn't let Fanny get hurt.

"I can't bear to do that. Can't bring myself to hurt you, so I'll just leave you here to torture yourself," Dustin said, twisting the knife with his words.

Recalling what he'd just said, I let out a faint, sarcastic smile. "Well, you might be mistaken. You just said it yourself, I have no conscience, I'm a piece of work. I tossed aside a ten-year relationship without a second thought, so what's a friend to me?"

I painted myself as cold-hearted because Dustin was only targeting Fanny because he knew I cared about her.

If I could make Dustin believe I didn't care, maybe he'd leave Fanny alone.

"Dustin chuckled, "Felicia, don't think that by saying this, I'll let your friend go. I've known you too well for too long to fall for that."

wasn't

under my breath and looked over at Ernest. Maybe I could count on him now, but the way he looked at me was unfamiliar, like he wasn't my

Ernest telling me that Phipps was no longer around, I'd suspect this wasn't Ernest

was Ernest or Phipps, they shouldn't be siding with

do was gamble. Gamble that Ernest or Phipps was just temporarily cooperating with Dustin and had another plan

a plane

that calm, composed expression, as if she weren't being kidnapped but

Anderson," Dustin warned as the helicopter circled and landed "tell your men not to make any sudden moves or try anything funny, or your beloved woman will

"beloved woman," his voice dripping

shocked. "What nonsense

say women have a strong intuition, but apparently not in