Chapter 374
Chapter 374:
That piercing wail sliced the air like broken glass, making Kailey’s lashes flutter shut for a heartbeat before she slowly turned toward the stunned onlookers behind her. “Why are you all just standing there? Call the police right now p>
“Oh, right p>
“I dare anyone to try!” Rapid breaths rattled in Olivia’s chest as she swung the baseball bat from one trembling target to another, her words laced with savage intent. “Whoever calls the police—I’ll make sure they suffer for it p>
Such frenzied hostility blurred the line between fury and madness, leaving her almost unrecognizable. A complicated shadow crossed Kailey’s eyes. “Ryan isn’t here p>
“I don’t believe a single word you’re saying!” Olivia yelled. “I heard him booking the flight—he said he was taking you overseas!” A sharp, frosty laugh escaped her lips as she sneered, “You keep insisting there’s nothing between you, that it’s just some innocent uncle-and-niece bond. If that’s all it is, why would he want to run away with you p>
Shock rippled through Kailey as she steadied herself with a long breath, realizing that Ryan really had made those arrangements.
Facing the unhinged woman before her, she articulated every syllable with calm precision. “I’m already married. Whatever Ryan did, I had no knowledge of it, and it has nothing to do with me. Olivia, harassing me over and over won’t solve anything. If you have problems with him, you should go find him p>
The wedding had just ended, and the yard still wore the remnants of celebration. After the commotion died down, loose rose petals drifted across the ground in the restless breeze. Out of nowhere, the tight knot inside Kailey loosened. Thank goodness this woman hadn’t shown up at the wedding.
“I don’t have feelings for him anymore. Since you do, hold on to him as tightly as you can. I truly hope the two of you stay happy for the rest of your lives,” Kailey said.
As Olivia studied the composed young woman before her and the sincerity shining in her eyes, a brief shadow rippled across her face.
𝘚𝗍𝗼𝗿𝘪𝘦𝗌 y𝗈𝘶 𝘄оո’𝘵 𝗉𝘂t 𝗱o𝘸𝗻 o𝗻
She didn’t have feelings for Ryan anymore? What a lie.
Not long ago, Kailey had hovered endlessly around Ryan while he maintained that stiff, righteous posture, insisting he was nothing more than her uncle. Now that Kailey was already married, however, he appeared to have forgotten his girlfriend entirely, even going so far as to plot an escape with the woman he had once dismissed as merely a niece. A sharp, bitter curve tugged at Olivia’s lips, but when her chin lifted, the softness had burned away, leaving only cold resentment simmering in her eyes.
“How can you claim there’s nothing between you?” she snapped. “You’re the one he cares about most now. Do you even realize what you mean to him?” For days, Ryan had ignored every one of her calls, each unanswered ring deepening the hollow ache in her chest. All she wanted was to stand in front of him and demand an answer face-to-face.