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Chapter 579
Chapter 579:
“That woman June,” she spat, her voice shaking. “I swear to God, I will make her pay for putting me in that cage. She is going to die a miserable death p>
Alycia popped the cork, poured a glass, and handed it to her mother. A slow, triumphant smirk spread across her face.
“Mom, don’t waste your breath on discarded trash,” she said. “Do you have any idea what it took to get you out? Cole deployed the Compton Group’s entire top-tier legal team. He personally pressured a Supreme Court judge p>
She took a long sip of champagne, her vanity swelling to a delusional pitch.
“And do you know what that tells you?” she continued, eyes bright behind her sunglasses. “It means that in Cole’s world, I am the only woman who is untouchable. June isn’t even fit to be in the same room as him p>
𝖲𝗵𝘢𝗿𝘦 у𝗼𝘶𝘳 𝘵h𝘰𝗎𝘨ht𝘀 o𝘯
Richard nodded eagerly, his double chin bouncing. “Exactly! The Beasley family is going to ride Cole Compton straight to the top of New York society p>
The chorus of self-congratulation sent a rush of adrenaline through Alycia. She felt invincible. She reached into her Chanel bag, pulled out her diamond-encrusted phone, and dialed Cole’s private number.
It rang.
And rang.
Alycia’s confident smile began to tighten at the edges.
Finally, the line clicked open.
“Cole, darling,” she said, pouring as much warmth and adoration into her voice as it would hold. “My parents just walked out. I cannot thank you enough. I always knew you wouldn’t abandon us p>
Silence.
Through the speaker came nothing but Cole’s breathing — heavy, uneven, and arrhythmic, like something barely holding itself together.
Alycia swallowed, but pressed on. “To celebrate, I’d love to book a table at Le Bernardin tonight. Just a quiet dinner. Will you join us? You’ve been working so hard lately p>
The voice that came through the phone stopped her mid-sentence.
It was so cold, so stripped of anything human, so saturated with a quiet and absolute violence that the shockwave of it traveled physically down Alycia’s spine.
“Shut your mouth p>
Alycia froze. “Cole? What — what did you p>
“I said shut your mouth!” The voice exploded into a roar that filled the limousine’s interior. “Take your two brainless, worthless parents and get out of my sight p>
Alycia yanked the phone from her ear, her hand trembling.
“If I ever hear that whining, disgusting tone from you again,” Cole’s voice tore through the speaker, cracking at the edges, “I will drag all three of you back to that hole and lock the cage myself p>
A massive crash detonated through the line — something heavy destroyed with full force. Then silence. Then a dead tone.
The interior of the limousine went absolutely still.
Susan and Richard sat motionless, staring at their daughter.
“Alycia,” Susan whispered, her earlier bravado entirely gone. “What is wrong with Mr. Compton p>
Alycia bit the inside of her cheek until she tasted blood. A cold, suffocating terror closed around her chest. That hadn’t been stress. That hadn’t been pressure from a merger. The venom in his voice was something else — something that recognized her for exactly what she was.