Chapter 76

Briony knelt upright on the unforgiving ground, fists clenched tightly at her sides.

Though she was on her knees, her back remained ramrod straight. Her face was calm, almost serene, as she stared up at Mack, who was still howling with laughter.

There was no fear or pleading in her delicate features. If anything, her eyes flashed with stubborn defiance-a refusal to break.

That only infuriated Mack further.

Not humble enough. Not nearly humiliated enough.

"Briony! That's not how you beg for mercy!" Mack stormed down the steps, grabbed a fistful of her hair, and yanked her head back hard.

A jolt of pain shot through Briony, making her brow crease. Forced to look up at him, tears sprang to her eyes from the sting, but she stayed silent. Gritting her teeth, she glared at Mack, refusing to utter a sound.

Her defiance stabbed at him, sending his temper flaring. He pressed her head toward the rough pavement.

"Don't know how to bow your head, do you? Want me to teach you?!"

"What are you so proud of, Briony? You're nothing but the Kensington family's cast-off! Who do you think you are, acting high and mighty in front of me?!"

Rosita Lockwood-daughter of the Lockwoods, the hottest star in Hollywood! You're nothing to him but a disposable plaything. Did you

turns with

the coarse asphalt. The pain drained

Kensingtons stood above on the steps, looking down at her, every face twisted in

footage to a massive group chat-over five

Briony had defied the Kensingtons to save Julia-something many in Northborough

once proud, now kneeling and bowing her

from one group

Stella couldn't

be Briony's surgery, but she

was wrong. Worry gnawed at Stella as she rushed to find Cedric

Stewart.

hold of Bryn. Last night she

"She came to

she talked things over with Stewart

to see Stewart the night

"That's what I figured."

“No, something's off. Bryn and I had plans today—important ones. Even if something urgent came

his lips together, suddenly uneasy. "You think something happened

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