Did you just hit me?”

“I.”

Helen’s palm was shaking as she stared at the palm print she left on Frank’s face, her heart aching.

But she could not apologize—instead, she leapt at him as if crazed, pushing him while shielding Chaz even as she bellowed through tears, “That’s enough! You killed my grandfather—are you going to kill my fiance too?! Just get out of here!

We’ll go our separate ways now, and I don’t want us to see each other anymore!”

Frank watched her hysterical ravings, his knuckles loosening as he forced a smile. “Helen, you’re being threatened by him, aren’t you? Just tell me, and I’ll handle it. Trust me.”

Helen hung her head, avoiding looking him in the eye in fear that she would lose control right then. “No one is threatening me! This is all my decision! Stop fantasizing and leave!”

“.I see.”

as he turned

the elevator doors closed behind him, Helen fell to her knees as

in despair, almost fainting even as she

go, Frank.

“Bleurgh. That bastard.”

Chaz had gotten to his feet, clutching his chest

libido doused

swelling spite. He grabbed her by the hair, slamming her face repeatedly on

so, she murmured,

bitch!” Chaz snarled, though he soon grinned savagely as he stared at the direction from which Frank left.

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