Chapter 0590

Bridget blanched. "What did you call me?"

Ronan clutched at his head as he forced himself upward into a sitting position. "Beloved?"

"You hit your head too hard there, merfolk creep," Bridget said.

Ronan's eyes grew wide. "How can you say that, Bridget? After everything we've shared?"

"Shared? I don't even know you!" Bridget snapped. "I don't know who you think I am but you've got the wrong idea."

"But, Bridget -" Ronan began once more.

Bridget looked straight at Nicholas. "This guy must be a stalker."

Given Bridget's fame, it was possible, I supposed, that Ronan had some kind of delusion that Bridget and he were in love and that he had to prove something. But Julian's digging showed that Ronan and Bridget did know each other for real. They had even been something like friends. Cóntént from Nóveldráma.org

I glanced around, curious who else might be buying this act. No one seemed truly convinced. Nicholas held me around the waist with one arm, while he openly glared at Bridget.

The guard stood close to Ronan, ready to move in at a moment's notice.

Veronica gave Bridget a flat look.

"Whatever you think about me," Bridget said, "you can't think that I'd actually want someone this pathetic."

Ronan's face crumpled, stricken. "This can't be real. You said

"I didn't say anything to you." Bridget said quickly, cutting her off.

"Let the man finish," Nicholas said.

Ronan looked back at Nicholas. His face was crinkled with upset. Bridget, it seemed, was absolutely ripping his heart out. If he hadn't just almost killed me, I might have felt bad for him. As it was, I couldn't care less about his heartbreak. I just wanted the truth.

position he was in. He was trapped. There would be no escape

him to tell the truth? Or would he

me that for us

stepped closer

at her. "You let me believe that we had a chance? And now you are acting

"We made no vows!"

seemed to rouse the rest of the household. Selma herself peeked through one of the

outside and took in the sight with wide eyes. "I will get the ambassador!"

didn't seem like he was going to

our suspicions that Bridget, despite her protests,

Ambassador Zale and five

under the arms and forcibly

Zale said, speaking to Nathan as he

small of my back, even as he tumed toward Zale. "I'm sure Bridget can fill in

about this," Bridget snapped. Her perfect

in suspicion, then

believe so,"

"Nicholas!"

Nicholas for comfort. All of this was making me feel so exposed. If Veronica hadn't joined me out here... if she hadn't heard me and dropped that vase on Ronan's head, I could very

know where Elva was. I glanced up at Nicholas with

"Elva?"

safe," he told me softly. "She found me and Julian

exhaled deeply. Good. She was safe. I could relax

you that he will never bother you or yours again, Prince

lost here. It was one matter to let the merfolk handle one of their own kind, but to give them Bridget was an entirely different matter. That

they would lose faith on the global

care of

take my leave then. I intend to see

that, Ambassador.

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