The Darling of the Paranoid Tycoon by Cheryl Rice

Chapter 53 Repeated Calls

At Delbert’s villa, they had dinner together.

Then Delbert headed to his study to handle some work, while Harriet skipped upstairs to rest.

Lounging on the bed, she picked up her phone and was greeted with a flood of missed calls, all from Vernon.

Vernon, who had once captivated her with his charming smile, was nothing but a despicable scumbag.

She had been foolishly infatuated with him, believing he was the best person in the world and eagerly following his every whim.

Even a fleeting smile from him would bring her immense joy.

Little did she know, he had been using her all along, and his heart belonged to Nora.

He merely enjoyed the feeling of being admired by Harriet.

Now Harriet was no longer that fool who blindly followed him.

Vernon must be driven mad by her repeated rejection of his calls.

Harriet checked the text messages and read Vernon’s words of

concern.

answer my calls? Did something happen on the island?]

unhappy, you can tell me. I will always

to her stomach.

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feel disgusted was truly remarkable.

noticed a text message

at the words for a long time, her eyes

a sigh.

debts couldn’t be repaid.

too much in her

waited in the bedroom for Delbert to return but

falling asleep.

duties and quietly entered

he saw Harriet fast asleep.

bed. He intended to hold her in his arms and have sweet

together.

when he noticed something

her back.

a crescent-shaped scar faintly gleamed, a scar he had never seen before in this

mind. ‘Why

this scar?’

his fingers, with