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muck <b>in </b><b>high </b>school, Judy had confessed to him, and he had politely tomed her down. But she clung to him like a hard habit. Everyone at school knew she was chasing him. I get so exhausting that he finally pulled strings to have her transferred in anther school. Prace atst ne mehe thought,
Then college came around, and there she was again somehow, she bait found out he was attending Jersey Chilvensity and managed to get in too. She started bringing him breakfast every day, followed him to sses, and constantly flooded his with love notes and little gifts Once again, she became “that gir” on campus–famous for obsessing over Sean
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on the phone, Judy sobbed “you really don’t care he or die? How could you be this heartless? Does your engagement mean more than my life?”
Sean’s voice was calm and t, almost mechanical, “That kind of emotional ckwall night work on someone else. Not me,” Judy tried to speak again, but Sean didn’t give her the chance. He hung up without hesitation. The engagement party would He immediately sent people to find her–not because he cared about Judy, but because she was unhinged enough to ruin the day. And if she actually jumped and died at the engagement venue, the trauma would scar Charlotte for life. It might even end their rtionship before it officially
Meanwhile, in a room at the estate, July stood frozen atter the call disconnected. She then <b>suddenly </b>hurled her phone against the wall and started trashing the ce in a frenzy.
<b>Vivian</b>, standing calmly nearby, watched the scene
ene unfold with cold detachment. “Miss Caleb<b>, </b>you’re so impatient,” she sneered.
Judy eventually copsed onto the <b>floor</b>, a broken mess. “He really doesn’t care. He doesn’t care at all,” she whispered<b>, </b>over and over.
Vivian let out a mocking,ugh and lit <b>a </b>cigarette, exhaling slowly, “Pathetic<b>.</b>”
Alock came at the door. <b>One </b>of Vivian’s men opened it.
“Miss Kander,” he said<b>, </b>“we couldn’t grab the older one. She’s too well guarded. But we got the kid<b>.</b>”
He stepped aside <b>and </b>revealed a tall, muscr guard holding little Jodie Like a ragdoll Herbands were tied behind her <b>back</b>, legs kicking wildly, a strip of ck tape covering her mouth. Her eyes were wide with terror.
Vivian took another drag hember cigarette, then blew out a ring of smoke. “Useless,” she muttered.
The guard lowered his gaze,
<b>Vivian </b>nced at her watch. “We’re on schedule. Let’s go.”
Si use to her feet and <b>looked </b>down at judy with <b>a </b>sheet, her expression sharp and condescending
Then the undled.
It was the kind of smile that <b>didn’t </b>teach the <b>eyes- </b>
s–chilling, predatory. The kind of smile you <b>would </b><b>expect </b>from the devil himself.
tas smooth and cold as ice. “It this whole thing blows up becaus
*I suggest you pull yourself together and stick to the n, Miss Caleb,” she said slowly, her <b>voice </b><b>a </b>
of you, <b>I </b>won’t be paying <b>a </b>single cent of your father’s medical bills. ”
With that<b>, </b>Vivian turned on her heel and walked out, not waiting for a response.
Judy wiped her face with the back of <b>her </b>tiembling hand, then stumbled <b>to </b>her feet. Is eyes were bellow, her expression <b>nk </b><b>as </b>she followed after <b>Vistan </b>like a
Back at the <b>ebe</b>, twenty minutes before the engapriheit ceter
Jodie was tha
stry was set to begin, panda struck.
Xenia paced Haulically, close to tears. She was just be in the lounge with She <b>said </b><b>she </b>wanted to go y for <b>a </b>bit<b>, </b><b>so </b>let her. I’ve looked everywhere and can’t.