SWEET REVENGE (He Betrayed Me, Now He Must Pay) のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 61 - チャプター 70

CHAPTER 62Lin-Woo’s POVI woke up to the sunlight creeping in through the blinds. My head was pounding a little, maybe from sleeping weird, maybe from everything that had happened the day before. I stretched, rubbed my eyes, and for a second, I just wanted to stay in bed. But Clara… she probably had a million things to do, and I figured I couldn’t just lie here like a lazy idiot.I swung my legs over the bed and got up. My feet hit the floor, and I walked slowly to the living room. The apartment was quiet. Too quiet. My stomach twisted a little. I didn’t know why. Maybe it was because Clara had been so calm the night before, typing away on her laptop, totally in control, and here I was just trying to figure out where I fit.I was halfway to the door when there was a knock. Loud. Not casual. My heart skipped.I froze for a second. Who would come this early? I wasn’t ready. I looked at the door like maybe it would just… go away if I ignored it. But no. Another knock.I sighed. “Okay, o

CHAPTER 64Linwoo’s POVAfter the bleeding finally stopped, Esteban stepped back as he had just completed a task and nothing more. He packed the first aid kit neatly, every movement controlled, precise, like even closing a box required discipline.I stood there watching him.He didn’t look at me again.Not even once.He just walked back toward the living room and took his position near the balcony like a human security system.I quickly turned off the music and followed him.Not too close. I still had pride.I cleared my throat. “So…”Nothing.He didn’t move.I crossed my arms. “Are you going to explain what’s going on, because it seems like a lot?”Silence.He might as well have been a statue.“Florida,” I continued. “Rose. Whatever Clara and Spencer are involved in. You people talk like you’re planning a war.”Still nothing.I walked around so I was slightly in his line of sight. He didn’t even shift his gaze. His eyes stayed locked outside like the city was more interesting than me

CHAPTER 66Florida’s POVThe restaurant was quiet in that expensive kind of way. Low lights, soft music drifting through the background, waiters moving around like ghosts so they wouldn’t disturb anyone important. The glass walls showed the city glowing outside, cars sliding through the streets below like streams of light.Normally, I loved places like this.Places like this reminded people who they were dealing with.But tonight it was annoying me.Because the man sitting across from me wasn’t even looking at me.Derrick sat there scrolling through his phone, his expression calm and unreadable. One hand lazily rested beside his glass of wine while the other held the phone, his thumb moving slowly up and down the screen like whatever was on that device mattered more than the person sitting right in front of him.I slowly put my fork down on the plate.“Are you done yet?” I asked.He didn’t even look up.“Mhm.”My eye twitched.Mhm?That was it?I leaned back slightly in my chair, cros

CHAPTER 68Florida’s POVDerrick stood in the doorway for a long moment, just looking.His eyes moved slowly across the room, taking in the broken glass glittering across the floor, the shattered vase, the overturned chair, the lamp lying in pieces, and the books scattered everywhere like they had been thrown by a storm. The living room looked like a battlefield, and for a second, he didn’t say anything at all.Then his gaze landed on me.I crossed my arms.“What?” I snapped.For a moment, he didn’t answer. His jaw tightened slightly as he stepped further into the room, carefully avoiding the shards of glass beneath his shoes.“…Florida.”Something about the way he said my name immediately annoyed me.“What?” I repeated, louder this time.His eyes lifted to mine again, darker now.“What the hell happened here?”A sharp laugh escaped me before I could stop it.“Oh, now you’re paying attention.”His expression hardened immediately.“That’s not what I asked.”“Well, maybe that’s the answ

CHAPTER 70Clara’s POVIt had already been several days since Lin Woo had moved in with me, and I couldn’t deny how comforting it was to have him around. He’d quickly become my center of gravity, the anchor I clung to in the chaos of my life. I still hadn’t told him everything. There were parts of my world he didn’t need to see yet, but I let him in little by little, letting him see glimpses of my struggles while protecting him from the worst of it.Spencer and Esteban were slowly warming up to him, too. Spencer had begun to see Lin Woo as more than just Clara’s new roommate, while Esteban, well, he remained mostly unreadable, but even he seemed to respect him. Maybe even like him. Lin Woo had this effect on people; his kindness made them feel safe, his quiet confidence made them listen.Lin Woo himself was exactly as I remembered him: soft-spoken but sharp, gentle yet quick with a witty remark when he saw something wrong. He had this combination of gentleness and fire that made peop