Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 1761

To play it safe, Alec said, "Stick with me for the next few days, okay? No wandering off."

Fiona thought for a moment and then hit him with a thought-provoking question, "If I stay by your side, am I the one protecting you, or are you protecting me?" "Are you messing with me now?"

Alec gave Fiona's cheek a light pinch and teased, "With your smarts, they'd have you on a leash in no time! Remember when you gave a hundred bucks to that homeless guy, and he nearly ran off with you? Where'd you pick up this bleeding heart of yours?"

"Ugh!"

Fiona batted Alec's hand away, pouting, "That guy was really down on his luck. He didn't have an arm and hadn't seen a bath in days."

"Thank goodness Uncle Rick swooped in, or you'd have lost a limb!"

"That was ages ago! I was just eight then, and now I'm nearly eighteen! Alec, can you stop treating me like a kid, like Mom and Dad do?"

Fiona sat cross-legged on the bed, feigning annoyance, "Mom says having a kind heart brings good fortune!"

if they do, give them a chance. If

bad stuff and not the good? Planning

sore forehead, itching to show Alec

remembered she needed his help shaving

wise up. If someone tries to fool me again, I'll be

your hands dirty; there are folks who'll handle

to Sophie and Colby's unique status, Fiona had always been a target of envious

make a move on Fiona, they vanished before saying

was some mysterious force in the world

leaving

if they had anyone keeping an eye

answer was always a firm

were clueless about Fiona's narrow escapes from being kidnapped

when an old man selling caramel apples