Chapter 216 That Despicable Woma

Janessa was engulfed by a storm of fury and resentment her emotions a turbulent sea of anger.

I hate this! Why? H’hy did everything turn out this way?

Madelyn had explicitly promised to bring Sebastian the event, yer all that unfolded was Janessa’s public embarrassment. Mocked by her stepmother and chastised harshly by her father, the stinging imprint of a slap remained on her cheek–a brutal reminder of her bumiliation and the deep–seated hatred it brewed within her.

Filled to the brim with rage, Janessa harbored thought so dark they frightened even her, but all she could manage was to bury her face in her pillow, releasing a heart–wrenching scream into its softness.

No, this debacle, it’s all Madelyn’s doing! This evening’s even were clearly a deliberate ploy by Madelyn to make a foot of me. Why else would everything change so abruptly when she initially agreed so readily!

These thoughts had her blood boiling, eyes practically dripping with venom.

Madelyn, you despicable wretch! You’re doomed to a miserable end! Just wait and see, Madelyn. I will make sure you end up utterly ruined.

Meanwhile, Madelyn, comfortably seated in the car on her way home, unexpectedly sneezed.

Sebastian, ever attentive, glanced at her with concern. “Caught a cold?” he inquired, his voice tinged with

worry.

“It’s all good,” Madelyn replied with a dismissive wave of her hand and a cheerful smile. She was riding high on the success of her evening’s plans.

Janessa was merely attempting to use me, but I’ve turned the tables on her. She’s probably sobbing into her blanket right this moment, isn’t she?

This thought alone buoyed her spirits considerably.

Sebastian, seated next to her, sensed that something was amiss. Unable to contain his curiosity, he probed further, his tone cool, “What’s going on?”

Madelyn, unable to suppress her glee, laughed lightly. “It’s nothing, really. You came to pick me up, didn’t you? That’s enough to make me happy.”

Liar.

The word flashed through Sebastian’s mind, sharp and clear. Yet seeing Madelyn’s radiant happiness, he chose not to delve deeper, assuming it was nothing serious.

sniffing the air. “Have you been drinking?”

Sebastian responded nonchalantly.

Madelyn sighed in

the arrival of a new message, jarring the quiet

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Harrier, Intimately entwined.

here?” Madelyn demanded, her faceouding over as she thrust the phone

drinkenly pushed a tipsy Harriet toward him, and he had instinctively caught her

this?” he asked, his voice laced

It’s an anonymous sender,” Madelyn retorted, her tone edged with frustration.

seems someone is deliberately stirring

Sebastian’s expression darkened further. Madelyn, meanwhile, fixed him with: piercing gaze, her eyes large and unblinking.

a proper explanation, this young lady’s imagination might spiral into overthinking once

was tepid, her voice tinged with a reluctance that couldn’t mask the underlying dissatisfaction

of fly, always looking for

air between them thickened slightly with unspoken words,

go, a stubborn residue of dissatisfaction clung to her, haunting her thoughts.

of that compromising photo surfaced in her mind, Madelyn felt a

bear. Abruptly, she demanded, “Give

guard, gave her a wary look. “What are you up to?” His voice carried a mix of

give it to me, will you?” There was an edge of command in her voice that didn’t invite

he was somehow being maneuvered into a corner by

she quickly activated the camera. Then, with

captured this sweet ambush with a click.

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by her bold move, couldnly

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