All Chapters of SWEET REVENGE (He Betrayed Me, Now He Must Pay): Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

CHAPTER 42Clara’s POVThe ride back to the penthouse felt strangely calm, too calm if you ask me.The nanny sat quietly beside the window, arms folded tightly around herself, as if she was trying to stay concealed. Spencer was on his phone most of the drive, already making arrangements, talking to lawyers and assistants.Everything was moving fast, exactly the way we wanted.So why did my stomach feel so uneasy?We had a witness, and she was willing to confess everything she had seen.That alone should have made me feel relieved.Instead, I felt like everything was going too smoothly. The car pulled up to the tall glass building that had become our temporary base. Spencer’s men escorted the nanny inside while he and I followed behind.The moment the elevator doors closed, Spencer turned to her.“You’ll be safe here,” he said. “Security will be outside your door at all times.”She nodded, still quiet.“Thank you,” she murmured.Spencer gave a short nod and looked at me. “I need to m

CHAPTER 44Clara's POVMy phone shook as my fingers trembled.I tried to speak, but the words got caught in my mouth.“What is it, Clara?” Spencer asked. When I didn’t answer, he took the phone from me. I watched his eyes widen the second he saw the screen.“How is this—”I looked back at the phone and felt like puking. The pictures were gory, blood splattered everywhere, and in the middle was a body—a body I recognized.“It’s the old man,” Spencer muttered, his grip tightening on the phone.Both our eyes snapped toward Florida. She was already looking in our direction with a wide smile, the look in her eyes almost insane.“She, I can’t believe she would do this,” I whispered, my voice trembling with a new kind of fear. I knew she was crazy, but this was too much.My eyes went back to the phone, but the picture was completely gone. Erased. Like it had never even been there.My heart raced. My fingers clenched around my dress as I tried to stop the tears.Then my eyes widened, and I q

CHAPTER 46Clara's POVThe room was dead quiet. Just me and my thoughts, which felt heavier than ever. I sat on the edge of the bed, my hands shaking, the phone still in my lap. My chest felt hollow, like someone had carved a hole right where my heart should be.I missed Rose. Missed her more than I ever thought I could. The pain was almost too much to bear; everything was crashing in at once, and I couldn't do anything but give in to the grief slowly eating at me. I hugged my knees to my chest, rocking slightly, trying to stop the tears, but they didn’t care. One slipped, then another, until my cheeks were wet and my hands were shaking so badly I could barely hold onto the blanket beneath me. “Why, why, why?" I wanted to scream. I wanted to throw something. I wanted to make Florida feel even a tiny fraction of this pain, but she wasn’t here. She was somewhere out there, smiling, probably already planning her next move.“I’m sorry, baby girl,” I whispered, voice breaking, “I’m sorry

CHAPTER 48Spencer’s POVWe were supposed to be planning.That was the whole point of tonight.Clara sat across from me at the small table in the living room, papers spread out everywhere, her phone beside her, a notebook open. We were going over every possible angle, every weakness Florida and Derrick had.At least… we were trying to.But I couldn’t concentrate.Not even a little.She was talking, explaining something about court dates and witnesses, her finger tracing lines on the page, and all I could think was how her hair kept falling over her face.“And if we bring up Derrick’s temper, it could make him look unstable, just as Florida wanted to do with me,” she said.“Yeah,” I replied.I had no idea what she just said.She looked up at me.“Are you even listening?”“Of course I am,” I lied smoothly.She narrowed her eyes.“Then repeat what I said.”I opened my mouth.Nothing came out.She sighed. “Spencer.”“I’m listening now,” I said quickly.She shook her head and went back to

CHAPTER 50Clara’s POVWe planned for a few days, and eventually, I went back to living in my apartment because there was no reason for me to stay with him until the next hearing or until we came up with a new plan.I stepped into my apartment and immediately went to my room to collapse on my bed. I missed it, although living in a penthouse was definitely more luxurious.Before I knew it, my eyes went heavy, and exhaustion took over.Hours later, I woke up to the silence that enveloped me, and I felt a pang in my chest. I missed Spencer a bit.Actually, that was a lie.I missed him a lot, but I refused to accept it.I sat up with a sigh.I turned on the TV, and just my luck, the first person I saw was Derrick with his sickening fake smile. My face twisted into pure disgust. Florida was by his side with a smug expression as she had already won everything.The sheets crumpled under my grip.I angrily threw the remote at the TV, but missed, which made me relieved because I really did no