Chapter 154
Chapter 154:
Her answer came without hesitation. “There is nothing in this world I cannot walk away from p>
Darkness crept into Colton’s gaze. After a brief pause, his fingers tightened around the phone. “All right. If that is how you want it.” He shifted to the side, letting the camera capture Susan standing quietly behind him.
Kristine’s brows drew together. “What are you trying to do p>
“Come back right now, or you already know what will happen. And do not think for a second that I will spare Vance either p>
Anger flared in her eyes. “If you lay a hand on them, Colton, you will pay for it p>
His expression darkened at once. She was protecting Vance. That realization struck him hard.
𝘙𝖾𝗮d 𝘧𝗋𝗲𝗲 𝗇𝘰𝘷е𝘭𝘀 оո g𝗮𝗹ո𝘰𝘃е𝗹𝗌.𝖼о𝗆
“Is that a threat?” Colton asked.
The disdain in his voice cut deep, landing like a blade to her chest.
Kristine curled her hands into fists while keeping her eyes fixed on his image on the screen. The man looking back at her felt like a stranger — nothing like the person she once knew.
After a long breath, she loosened her grip and spoke again. “Colton, tell me what it will take for you to leave them alone p>
“It is simple. Come back.” His reply came without hesitation.
Those few words pressed down on her until it felt hard to breathe. Tears gathered in her reddening eyes as she looked at the man she had loved for seven long years. “Why are you doing this? Why p>
She wanted an answer. He had been the one who chose Elyse over her again and again. Now that she had finally chosen to let go, why was he refusing to do the same?
She no longer believed love had anything to do with this. If he truly cared for her, he could never have hurt her so many times. In the end, it felt less like love and more like wounded pride refusing to back down.
Colton’s eyes grew darker as he caught her quiet words. “You have thirty minutes. If you are not back by then, Vance and his family will pay p>
She cut in before he could finish. “If I return, will you leave them alone and pretend none of this ever happened p>
“Yes p>
“Kristine!” Susan called out.
Tears welled in Kristine’s eyes. “Susan p>
“Do not come back. Listen to me. You cannot come back p>
Kristine drew a sharp breath and steadied herself. “Susan, do not be scared. I will make sure you are safe p>
After a slow breath, she blinked away the moisture in her eyes and looked back at the screen. “I will agree, but I have one condition p>
“What is it p>
“I will return to Gridron. I can even stay there for the rest of my life if that is what you want. But from this moment on, we cut all ties, and we will never see each other again p>
Colton’s expression fell the instant her words left her mouth.