The Divorced Heiress’s Revenge

Grant tilted his chin slightly. His gaze was violent and chilly, completely unlike his usual self.

"They say wolves travel a thousand miles for meat, while hyenas do so for scraps. Ms. Gold, are you trying to prove through your actions that you belong to the latter?"

"s-Sir, please calm down..."

Clarice, her face still marked by the imprint of a slap, trembled with fear. Blood drained from her face as she stammered, "I-I'm stupid. I don't understand. What have I done wrong? Please, enlighten me..."

Grant said, eyes closing as he reclined lazily in his chair, "When speaking to Justin, all you need to do is hint. There's no need to spell things out."

He continued, "But tonight, during my critical confrontation with him, you chose the worst possible moment to bring up the kidnapping incident from twenty years ago."

Clarice was bewildered. "But... You were his savior. That's a fact! Reminding him of it should only make him feel indebted to you!"

Grant let out a soft, mocking laugh, his half-lidded eyes gleaming faintly. "Indebted? He's forgotten his feelings for Bella entirely. Do you think he'd care about what I did for him?

double-edged sword. His coldness

say plants another seed of doubt in his mind. I can accept the fallout from tonight, but from

this eventually lead to a direct conflict between the two of

confident smile. "It doesn't matter. By

Ian drove Justin in a sleek Maybach toward

you really okay? You look terrible," Ian said, glancing at the rearview mirror and noticing Justin's pale face. His chest

drooped weakly, his breaths unsteady.

If only Dr. Larson were here. At least he

have a gunshot wound. What

thoughts suddenly wandered

together. He could not ignore her. She lingered in his thoughts, unbidden, especially after last night. The guilt and remorse weighed

gripped the steering wheel tightly in frustration. "How else would he know you were injured? How did he time everything so perfectly to stir up trouble with Chairman Thompson? He's like some upgraded version of

phone had been equipped with anti hacking and anti surveillance software. No one could

since parting ways with Bella, they had barely