Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0593

I fixed my gaze calmly on Claudia. "Alright. Go ahead. I'm listening."

Nicholas abruptly shot to his feet, as if a dagger were pressed against his back. He stormed toward Claudia, his anger so palpable he looked ready to strangle her with his bare hands.

I quickly pulled him back. "I promise, if anything she says is untrue, I'll give you a chance to explain."

He gritted his teeth, his displeasure at Claudia's audacity evident as he glared at her with a silent, seething warning.

I stepped between them, raising a hand to shield his eyes before pushing him back into his seat.

His lashes trembled lightly against my palm, and with a broken voice, he called out, "Ariana..."

That single word was enough to shatter anyone's heart.

here, let's get it all out in the open. Whatever can be resolved, let's resolve it. I don't know where

attempts to stop Claudia, I had already guessed that the

painful, bloody one, it was still the

looked at him. "Nicholas,

with an expression

with me, you wouldn't have suffered like this. Watching you in pain hurts me even more. You just don't realize it-you

if he had been doused in icy water. He didn't move a muscle, not even when Claudia's

my voice cold.

talk." She gritted her teeth, glaring at me

the

you think I'm here to play this

her face twisted with

He was mad at me, that's all. Nick had emotional issues before. I figured the root cause was simple-it was because he was

hospital outside the city, claiming there was a personal doctor to treat him. But in fact, I didn't give him any real treatment other than