Tibetan mastiff!

A jolt of fear shot through Briony's heart.

But she knew—this was exactly the kind of situation where she couldn't afford to panic.

"Did Madeline really think I'd show up here empty-handed?" Briony's voice was steady, almost cold.

Madeline frowned. "What are you getting at?"

Briony's lips curled into a frosty smile. "Every single call Mack made to me these past few days—I recorded them all. Before I set foot in the Kensington house, I stopped by the police station. I filed a report and handed over the recordings. If anything happens to me here today, Mack will be the prime suspect. And the rest of you? Every single person in this room will be implicated."

A stunned silence fell over the room. The entire Kensington family stared at her in disbelief.

She had actually thought this far ahead!

Melody practically spat with rage. "You little wretch! No wonder you seduced Stewart into representing you back in college-you conniving witch! You didn't come here looking for help; you came to set a trap for the whole Kensington family!"

rest of the Kensingtons weren't far behind, pointing fingers and

curses:

Briony, will you only be

let the old man raise you-we should've left you

against him? Briony, you're vile -you'll get what you

tuned out their insults; to her, their words were just so much

blood staining her

hand red, then held her palm up for

smile. "With injuries like this, a medical examination

age deepening

room before settling on Madeline. "When you're up against a pack of heartless animals, you have to

Are you really willing to risk his future for the sake of getting rid

at her, hatred

simply stared back, calm and detached. It was as if she had anticipated every move, every word-the

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