Semua Bab Revenge With My Brother’s Best Friend : Bab 1 - Bab 4

CINDY’S POV “Sister!” he screamed. “You finally called after all these months,” Alaric’s voice came through the line, breathless with surprise. “The last time I called you, you scolded me. You told me never to call you unless you called first. I’ve been waiting for your call all this while. Have you finally decided to leave that dog?” I swallowed hard, closing my eyes as the sound of his voice pulled something tight in my chest. Dad and Alaric had always warned me about people like the Callahans. And I still chose them. I even went as far as convincing Dad to anonymously invest in their family business. I begged him to help them grow. I thought they were kind people back then. I thought they deserved it. I couldn’t believe I’d been the reason the Callahans climbed their way into the top ten companies in Texas. And they had no idea it was all me. All these years, they thought it was by their own merit, by their so-called business genius. They didn’t know that the day Gregory

CINDY’S POV A week ago, I left Texas in a wheelchair. Today, I walked back in on my own two feet. The surgery wasn’t even the hardest part. That was done in a few hours, under the hands of the best surgeons in the world. The real hell started afterward, learning how to stand again, how to take one step without wobbling or collapsing. There were days I thought I’d never walk again, days I wanted to scream and rip out the IVs, but Ric was there, every single day. He pushed me, held me up, told me to try again, again, again until I could finally stand without help. Until I could take steps across the cold hospital floor, holding my head up, not looking back. And now, I could even walk in heels. When I caught a glimpse of myself in the hotel mirror, it was like looking at someone else entirely. My makeup was flawless, the dark liner making my blue eyes sharper, my lips glossed and shiny. The sleek black dress hugged my waist and hips, the silver necklace at my throat g