Chapter 234

She glanced at the handcuffs that bound her wrists and struggled fiercely for a moment. The skin beneath the culls was no longer merely reddened; now it was streaked with blood, yet she seemed impervious to the pain.

Outside the door, the murmurs of the bodyguards continued, while Brielle’s sweat fell in heavy droplets to the floor. Suspended like this, her body was in extreme discomfort, her mind taut. with tension. If she screamed and shouted now, it would only play into their hands.

She bit her lip, keeping silent, while internally she counted the minutes.

Ten minutes later, someone pushed the door open–it was Sophia. A stark contrast to her earlier hysteria, Sophia had regained her composure, like a pot of boiling water pushed to its brink.

Brielle looked up, met her gaze, and cracked a smile. “I knew you’d come back.”

Sophia crossed her arms over her chest, the resentment in her eyes as evident as ever, but she knew her emotions couldn’t touch Brielle in the slightest.

That was Sophia’s current

you think about what

in her eyes, ignoring the other aches in her body. “I didn’t think much of it, but I know that if you could bite your tongue with Tessa for so long, you’re not a pushover.

such a sharp mind, no wonder she topped

pragmatic person. Just as she realized she couldn’t compete with Tessa, she became Tessa’s little henchman, running errands for her. Now that she found herself unable

weakness led to your tragedy, not my existence.

nothing without

a long pause, her smile slowly returned. “You asked me what I think I am to Max. I know I’m nothing, but

for me; it’s just a matter of sooner or later.”

H

in understanding. “You

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