SWEET REVENGE (He Betrayed Me, Now He Must Pay) のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 71 - チャプター 80

CHAPTER 71Clara's POV“Hey… can I ask you one more question, Clara?” he said.His voice carried a hint of hesitation.“Actually… It’s more of an observation.I raised an eyebrow at that, curiosity immediately sparking, but I nodded anyway.“Go ahead.”Lin Woo studied my face for a moment like he was debating whether or not he should actually say what was on his mind. His lips parted slightly before he hesitated again, clearly weighing his words.Then he sighed softly.“You’re in love with Spencer.”The words landed in the room like a stone dropped into still water.For a moment, I didn’t react.I simply stared at him.Then a laugh escaped me, quick and disbelieving, like the idea itself was ridiculous.“What?” I said, shaking my head. “No.”Lin Woo didn’t look convinced.His expression remained calm, but a quiet certainty in his eyes made something uncomfortable twist in my stomach.“You don’t have to deny it,” he said gently.“I’m not denying anything,” I replied quickly, a little t

CHAPTER 73Clara’s POVFor a moment after Spencer stepped back, neither of us moved.The distance he had created between us felt deliberate, like a line he was drawing in the room. His expression had gone calm again, but there was something beneath it now, something tighter than before.“Don’t do that again,” he said quietly.“Why?” I asked, folding my arms.“Because you’re confused,” he replied, his voice steady. “And I’m not interested in being part of a test.”Something about the way he said it made irritation flare in my chest again. The calm certainty in his voice felt like he had already figured me out, as he had already decided what this was before I had even finished trying to understand it myself.“You act like you know exactly what I’m thinking,” I said.“I do,” he replied simply.“Oh, really?”“Yes.”I scoffed, but the sound didn’t carry as much confidence as I intended.“And what exactly am I thinking then?”Spencer looked at me for a long moment before answering. His eyes

CHAPTER 75Derrick’s POVI continued work as normal, or at least what passed for normal in my life.Meetings, calls, deals, one after another, all blending into the same exhausting routine. The weight of the family business sat heavily on my shoulders, and my father made sure I felt every ounce of it. Expectations, pressure, control, it never stopped. But I played my part. I always did.Florida had become nothing more than a passing thought.Annoying, inconvenient, but not important enough to distract me for long. I had bigger things to focus on. Bigger moves to make.Rose.Everything came back to her.I needed full custody. Not just privately, but publicly. I needed the narrative on my side, needed people to see me as the stable parent, the better choice. And for that, Clara and Spencer had to fall.I leaned back slightly in the bar chair, the low hum of expensive conversations and clinking glasses filling the air around me. The place was dimly lit, polished, quiet in that elite way

CHAPTER 77 Lin Woo’s POVI didn’t know what kind of life Clara had dragged me into. One minute, I was worried about rent and finding a job; the next, I was sitting in her living room listening to things that sounded like they belonged in some crime documentary. Names like Derrick, Florida, custody battles, plans, leverage… it was a lot. Way too much.But somehow, I stayed. Maybe because of Clara. Maybe because I knew she needed someone. Or maybe because, deep down, I was just… curious. Yeah. Let’s go with curiosity.Right now, though, none of that was what my brain was focused on. Because Esteban was here. Again. And I hated how aware I was of that.I was sitting on the couch, pretending to scroll through my phone like I had something important to do, but my eyes kept drifting up. Not in an obvious way, at least I hoped not, but enough that I knew if anyone was paying attention, they’d catch me.He was standing near the window, arms crossed, his posture relaxed but alert at the same

CHAPTER 79 Lin Woo’s POVWeeks passed, and somehow, my life became… this.Clara is dealing with legal strategies and custody plans.Spencer is always calm, always thinking ten steps ahead.Esteban appeared and disappeared like a ghost who occasionally threatened people for fun.And me?I was apparently the one who needed supervision.Again.“I don’t need a babysitter,” I muttered for the third time that afternoon.Esteban didn’t even look up from where he was standing near the window.“I’m not a babysitter.”“You literally are."“They said, and I quote, ‘Esteban, stay here and watch Lin Woo.’ That is babysitting."He finally glanced at me.“I’m making sure you don’t get kidnapped, not making you food, and reading you bedtime stories."I crossed my arms.“You could at least make me food."“No."“You’re very rude."“You talk too much."“That’s not new information."Silence fell again after that.He was sitting now, leaning slightly back in the chair, arms crossed, eyes half-focused lik