LOGIN~ Dale ~I stood there, shocked. Unsure if to even follow.Chloe knew.She knew.My hand moved right into my hair, the thought of everything conflicting my internals.“What did she mean?” Sophie, who'd been standing by the door asked, rushing in. “Did you kill her parents? Dale, y-you killed…”I had stopped listening, my body immediately falling to the bed, heart thudding.How did she know? Nora?Instantly a burning in my chest erupted. Of course it was her.I should have known.The moment I left Chloe's place, I'd messaged her, all my fury burning in each word.I should have known she'd decide to punish me with this.That she'd do such in return.When I'd gotten home, first thing I did was give Sam a call letting him know he needed to hold his sister tight because with how annoyed I was, what I planned on doing would definitely not be pretty.I was still talking to him when Chloe came in.“Are you listening to me?!” Sophie barked, her nose and cheeks growing a shade of red as she pl
It took my brain a second to process the meaning. “What are you saying?”She shrugged. “What you heard.”“Don't piss me off any further Nora. Tell me what the fuck you mean?” I took a step forward, eyes blazing with fury.That made her snort, but seem a little cautious. “Haven't you ever wondered why your parents died right after Dale's rise?”I didn't. I hadn't.Because I'd just known Dale a few months after. Emery wasn't even dating Sam yet. Nothing had been happening then.My mind swirled, body shaken slightly as I tried to think this all through.It wasn't making sense.Nora continued when she noticed my thoughtful look. “The project that led to their downfall was orchestrated by none other than your precious— no, my perfect Dale.”My body went cold instantly. It couldn't be.It just didn't make sense.That was when a thought hit. This was Nora after all.Her life was built on ensuring I wasn't happy. Why would I believe her when all she'd ever done since I knew her was lie.I huf
“Oh Chloe.” Emery rushed over, pulling me in for a hug with Cole beside her, a look of pity on him.In fact, she also shared in the look, and never had I hated it as much as I did then.It annoyed me that she was right. That she'd been right about him since the beginning.I had a feeling she also thought the same. That she'd love to scream ‘I told you so!!!!’ but considering this wasn't the best time, she likely decided to go with patting my hair.Not wanting the pity, I dried my tears, wiggling myself free.“I want to be alone.” My tone managed to come out unshaken.“But—”“Emery, please. I want to be alone.” I spoke a little sharper so there'd be no room for argument.Cole placed a hand on her shoulder and when she stared up at him, he nodded once.“You can go to a bar.” He suggested. “The Hod bar is not too far away, I can drop you off if you want.”“I'll walk,” I said, already getting to my feet and smoothening my clothes, “thanks.”With a heavy heart, a hurt mind and a saddened b
~ Chloe ~Just a message.One message that changed my life for good.I had gone to pick Emery up, then drove her home. She said she didn't understand why her car broke down, so I was going to get a mechanic to check that out.Thirty minutes later, Cole arrived as she'd called him after calling me. Since Donald was still with Sam, they both went to the room to chat, while I decided to do some work on my laptop.And then about two hours later, a message popped on my phone.It was only when I picked it up that I noticed two missed calls from Dale.Naturally I expected it to be him asking how Emery was, or maybe wanting to meet up to tell me what he'd wanted to say earlier.But the message that popped on the screen. One from an unknown number.The message shook me. It was a photo. Not just any photo. One of Dale and Nora in bed, she had her head on his bare chest, his shirt beside the bed, hand in her hair.I'd have called it AI or something if that wasn't the shirt he'd been wearing to
A sharp headache greeted me back to consciousness.My eyes opened, just to be greeted by the bright pink walls.At first I was confused, because my house held no pink in its decorations. But the moment my gaze landed on the person beside me on the bed, everything rushed in.Her seductiveness. The wine. The blurriness, then unconsciousness.Alertness bubbled in me the moment I noticed I was shirtless, but that calmed slightly as I jumped out of bed to see myself still covered in trousers.“Nora, what the fuck did you do?!” I barked so much she startled awake, eyes wide before settling on me and relaxing.“Gosh, I thought something happened.” She rolled her eyes, pulling herself to sit on the bed where the duvet slid off to reveal her fully naked.Never had such a sight brought that much anger. “What did you do?” I asked again, my tone sharper and fury filled.She shrugged. “I didn't do anything.” My chest burned, fist balled so much it took a lot of effort to not connect it to her fac
I didn't take a driver. Just in case.Instead, drove all the way to Nora's place. The guards let me in so I got down from my car once parked in her compound, heading straight for her duplex door.Before I even rang the bell, it was opened for me by a worker.“Good evening sir, Miss Clint is awaiting your arrival.” She said with a small bow.Without offering a reply, I got in, not surprised to see Nora on the couch, dressed in a braless baby pink spaghetti handle singlet, so her breast fell on it, the outline of her nipples evident.Then she just had to top it with shorts that could definitely go off as knickers.“What's all this?” I had to ask, a headache already crawling up.Why on earth was she so frustrating?“What's what?” She spoke so sweetly, one could mistake it for a psychopath rather than seductive. “Have a seat, we need to discuss some things.”Hesitantly I sat on the one opposite hers just as the same worker who'd opened the door appeared with a glass of wine.I took it fro







