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Chapter 166: Choosing to Walk Away
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Off-Limits Puck: Daddy's Best Friend is my Ruin Chapter 168: The Uninvited Guest
MELANIE“Melanie, you have a visitor.” My mother’s voice floated in from the living room while I lay stretched across the bed, staring at the ceiling.“Urgh,” I groaned, annoyed at whoever it was. I was freaking busy. Yes, I was busy being depressed, replaying every stupid decision that had landed me where I was. I sat up slowly, rubbed my eyes, and yawned, stretching my hands above my head before getting to my feet and pulling my hair into a messy bun. I looked into the mirror to smooth out the T-shirt that had wrinkled from lying on it for several hours before dragging myself to the living room.The second I saw who was sitting across from my mother, my stomach dropped. I had completely forgotten about my promise to him.“Mel, baby, you didn’t tell me you had such handsome friends.” My mother smiled widely.I rolled my eyes and turned to Reynold. “Rey, why didn’t you remind me?” I grumbled. I had lost track of time because of the numerous disasters life had thrown at me over the p
Off-Limits Puck: Daddy's Best Friend is my Ruin Chapter 167: Point of No Return
GAVIN “Are you sure this will work?” Cassandra asked. She sat on the edge of the couch in my living room, with one of her legs bouncing nervously on the floor. Her fingers kept twisting the edge of her cardigan.We had driven straight here from the office. The plan was simple: she would plant the camera in my bedroom so Dalton would believe she was still loyal to him. Once he trusted her again, we could use that access against him.Cassandra had already gone into the bedroom alone, the way she would have done it if she were sneaking in under his orders. The tiny camera was now fixed near the light fixture, which had a perfect view of my bedroom.Now the three of us sat in the living room going over every detail one last time.“All you have to do is be your normal self,” I said to her. “Do exactly what he says, don't provoke him or ask extra questions. Make him believe you’re still on his side. Can you handle that?”She hesitated, frowning slightly. “I can try. But he’s not stupid, Ga
Off-Limits Puck: Daddy's Best Friend is my Ruin Chapter 166: Choosing to Walk Away
MELANIE I had no idea how I managed to keep the car on the road. My head was hurting. My heart felt like it was being squeezed from inside my chest. I felt so stupid. Gavin had used me; it was painfully obvious now. I had just been a temporary placeholder, keeping his bed warm until his dead wife decided to come back to life.The same wife who hadn’t loved him enough to show herself for five years. The same woman who had let him grieve and suffer while she watched from the shadows.God, I hated love. I hated it so much.I found myself outside Derek’s apartment, staring through the windshield and biting the inside of my cheek hard enough to taste blood. There was no point waiting on someone that didn't love me enough to choose me first. Derek had always been there for me, and it was obvious he loved me. So this time around, I was going to choose him back, and I wasn’t going to change my mind.I pulled a tissue from my bag, wiped what was left of the tears, and blew my nose. The mirro
Off-Limits Puck: Daddy's Best Friend is my Ruin Chapter 165: The Enemy Of My Enemy
GAVIN“Please, you have to help me, Gavin. I don’t want to die.”I kept staring at her, trying to read every shift in her emotions. Whatever had happened between her and Dalton had clearly pushed her past the point of lies. Still, I didn’t trust a single word out of her mouth yet. I leaned my back on the chair and held her gaze. “Tell me, Cassandra, what’s actually going on between you and Dalton?” I lifted my lips into a sneer. “You do know someone can't just wake up and plan to kill you.”“Exactly,” Joe agreed. It was the first time he’d spoken since she walked in.Cassandra bit her lip hard until it nearly bled, acting like the weight of what she was about to say was too heavy.“If you’re not ready to talk,” I said, looking away as if I’d already lost interest, “you know where the door is.”“Gavin.” She gripped the edge of the table. “I’ll talk. okay? I’m ready.”“Then start.”“Just… please understand I was forced into most of it.”“I'm listening.”“When you broke up with me—”“Ca
Off-Limits Puck: Daddy's Best Friend is my Ruin Chapter 164: Dalton's Target
GAVIN We got to the office, and everywhere was busy as always. A junior officer intercepted me the moment I stepped onto my floor. “Agent Thorne, you have a visitor. She said she has urgent information on the case you are working on.”Joe and I looked at each other first, then I nodded. “Bring her to my office.”We got to my office and settled in as I grabbed Evelyn’s case again, trying to go over everything I had learned and the new information I got from Melanie as my thumb tapped restlessly against the edge of the desk when a knock sounded on the door.“Yes, come in,” I said, still concentrating on the file.The sound of Joe’s sharp, surprised gasp made my head snap up. “What is—”The words died in my throat.Standing in the doorway, escorted by a junior officer, was Cassandra.I rose slowly from my chair, the legs scraping lightly against the floor. “Cass… Cassandra?”She walked in, but my brows furrowed when I looked closely at her. She didn't look like the polished woman I kne
Off-Limits Puck: Daddy's Best Friend is my Ruin Chapter 163: Selfish Hearts
GAVIN The silence that followed the sound of the lock seemed heavier than everything Melanie had just said.I stood still in the center of the living room, my gaze fixed on the front door long after her footsteps faded. My hands refused to stay steady—not from anger, but from a sudden emptiness that settled in my chest.So, Mary was right. Evelyn is alive. But how?If she hadn't died in that wreck… Why hide? Why let me grieve for years? Why not come back? None of it made sense.“Fuck.”I dropped onto the couch and buried my face in my hands, rubbing hard over and over again, letting out a hollow breath. I was losing it. First Logan, now Evelyn. What the fuck was all this? It felt like the universe was determined to keep pulling the ground out from under me.I remembered the look on Melanie’s face before she left. God, I was extremely stupid and insensitive. She was right. Damn it, she was right. My reaction had been that of a man waiting for his dead wife to come back in front of
Off-Limits Puck: Daddy's Best Friend is my Ruin Chapter 2: The Price of No
MELANIEThe front door closed behind me with a soft thud that made me jump.God, why was it so quiet? My boot heels clicked too loudly on the marble floor as I stepped deeper into the living room. The warning bells in my head were loud now, the same sick little thrill I always got right before doi
Off-Limits Puck: Daddy's Best Friend is my Ruin Chapter 5: This Isn’t What It Looks Like
MELANIE“Fuck!” Gavin swore under his breath. I sat up fast, the sheet slipping down to my waist, exposing my bare breasts. My heart pounded against my ribs as he put a finger to his lips, mouthing “Shh,” and answered the call on speaker.“Dalton,” Gavin said, voice still rough from fucking me.“H
Off-Limits Puck: Daddy's Best Friend is my Ruin Chapter 4: Ruin Me, Make Me Yours
MELANIEThe kiss wasn’t gentle or sweet. It was desperate. I grabbed the front of his shirt with both hands and pressed my lips hard against his, pouring everything I had been hiding for years into it.Gavin froze. His hands came up to my shoulders like he wanted to push me away.“Melanie, shit… st
Off-Limits Puck: Daddy's Best Friend is my Ruin Chapter 3: His Scent, My Sin
MELANIEMy hands shook so badly I could barely hold my bag as I tore it open and gripped my phone, blood staining everything I touched. I dialed my father first, tears running down my face, blurring my vision. It rang twice before he picked up.“Dad,” I sobbed the second he answered. “Some… some
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