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.

the precarious position he

encourage him to tell the truth? Or would he

spoke, "Bridget told me that for us

stepped closer to

that we had a chance? And now you are acting like

"We made no vows!"

the household. Selma

with wide eyes. "I will get

and lowered his head. He didn't seem

our suspicions that Bridget, despite her protests,

returned quickly, with Ambassador Zale and five

guards grabbed Ronan under the

our security line," Ambassador Zale said, speaking to Nathan as he drew closer. "We were on

his hand on the small of my back, even as he tumed

Bridget snapped. Her perfect veneer was cracking. She seemed

in suspicion, then

so," Nicholas

"Nicholas!"

me out here... if she hadn't heard me and dropped that vase on Ronan's head, I could

didn't know where Elva was.

"Elva?"

softly. "She found me and Julian and told us

me and I exhaled deeply. Good. She was safe. I

will never bother you or yours again, Prince Nicholas." He side-eyed Bridget. "Would you prefer we speak to his

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

faith on the global stage. I didn't need to know

care of Bridget,"

my leave then. I intend

that, Ambassador. Thank you,"

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