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#you’re threatening, ine? Seriously?”

b-25 /bBonus

muck bin /bbhigh /bschool, Judy had confessed to him, and he had politely tomed her down. But she clung to him like a hard habit. Everyone at school knew she was chasing him. I get so exhausting that he finally pulled strings to have her transferred in anther school. Prace atst ne mehe thought,

Then college came around, and there she was again somehow, she bait found out he was attending Jersey Chilvensity and managed to get in too. She started bringing him breakfast every day, followed him to sses, and constantly flooded his with love notes and little gifts Once again, she became “that gir” on campus–famous for obsessing over Sean

ld go on as nned.

on the phone, Judy sobbed “you really don’t care he or die? How could you be this heartless? Does your engagement mean more than my life?”

Sean’s voice was calm and t, almost mechanical, “That kind of emotional ckwall night work on someone else. Not me,” Judy tried to speak again, but Sean didn’t give her the chance. He hung up without hesitation. The engagement party would He immediately sent people to find her–not because he cared about Judy, but because she was unhinged enough to ruin the day. And if she actually jumped and died at the engagement venue, the trauma would scar Charlotte for life. It might even end their rtionship before it officially

Meanwhile, in a room at the estate, July stood frozen atter the call disconnected. She then bsuddenly /bhurled her phone against the wall and started trashing the ce in a frenzy.

bVivian/b, standing calmly nearby, watched the scene

ene unfold with cold detachment. “Miss Calebb, /byou’re so impatient,” she sneered.

Judy eventually copsed onto the bfloor/b, a broken mess. “He really doesn’t care. He doesn’t care at all,” she whisperedb, /bover and over.

Vivian let out a mocking,ugh and lit ba /bcigarette, exhaling slowly, “Patheticb./b”

Alock came at the door. bOne /bof Vivian’s men opened it.

“Miss Kander,” he saidb, /b“we couldn’t grab the older one. She’s too well guarded. But we got the kidb./b”

He stepped aside band /brevealed a tall, muscr guard holding little Jodie Like a ragdoll Herbands were tied behind her bback/b, legs kicking wildly, a strip of ck tape covering her mouth. Her eyes were wide with terror.

Vivian took another drag hember cigarette, then blew out a ring of smoke. “Useless,” she muttered.

The guard lowered his gaze,

bVivian /bnced at her watch. “We’re on schedule. Let’s go.”

Si use to her feet and blooked /bdown at judy with ba /bsheet, her expression sharp and condescending

Then the undled.

It was the kind of smile that bdidn’t /bteach the beyes- /b

s–chilling, predatory. The kind of smile you bwould /bbexpect /bfrom the devil himself.

tas smooth and cold as ice. “It this whole thing blows up becaus

*I suggest you pull yourself together and stick to the n, Miss Caleb,” she said slowly, her bvoice /bba /b

of you, bI /bwon’t be paying ba /bsingle cent of your father’s medical bills. ”

With thatb, /bVivian turned on her heel and walked out, not waiting for a response.

Judy wiped her face with the back of bher /btiembling hand, then stumbled bto /bher feet. Is eyes were bellow, her expression bnk /bbas /bshe followed after bVistan /blike a

Back at the bebe/b, twenty minutes before the engapriheit ceter

Jodie was tha

stry was set to begin, panda struck.

Xenia paced Haulically, close to tears. She was just be in the lounge with She bsaid /bbshe /bwanted to go y for ba /bbitb, /bbso /blet her. I’ve looked everywhere and can’t.