Chapter 17
Ayrton and Walter had made
a pact. No matter who Lucille chose in the en being just friends from then on.
end, the other would hav
have to swallow their pride and accept
But what neither of them anticipated was that Lucille would choose neither of them.
How could it have come to this?!
Why did pushing her to choose backfire so badly?
As Ayrton and Walter stared at each other, a hint of resentment brewed in their hearts.
Why had they come up with such a terrible idea?
If only they had taken things slower or faster back then, perhaps the three of them could have remained friends, rather than finding themselves in this awkward situation where even meeting up was a challenge.
The helicopter landed with a thud on the rooftop of Whispering Villa.
The two were unceremoniously dumped onto the ground by the security team, and shortly after, the helicopter took off again.
Hearing the commotion from the rooftop, Claire hurried up to see what was going on.
When she saw Ayrton and Walter with their hands and feet tied, her eyes welled up with tears.
“Are you guys okay?” she asked, worry lacing her voice as she scrambled to untie them.
Ayrton rubbed his bruised wrists, his expression indifferent, barely glancing at Claire before heading downstairs.”
Walter, too, was simmering with frustration, with no outlet to vent his feelings.
Claire brought over two cups of warm coffee, setting them down in front of the two
“Did you go to Axelvale City? Did you find Lucille? How is she?” she asked, nervously clutching at her sleeves.
She tried to reassure herself. Surely, they wouldn’t have returned like this if things had gone smoothly in Axelvale City. Lucille had everything–a perfect family, friends who loved her. Surely, she wouldn’t come back to take Ayrton and Walter from her
Internally, Claire clenched her teeth, but outwardly, she maintained a gentle, concerned smile!
At her words, Ayrton’s eyes darkened, narrowing with suspicion.}
“How do you know? We never told you we went to Axelvale City. How do you know that?”
“What exactly do you know?”
Hearing this, Walter’s face turned grim as he grabbed Claire’s hand with an intensity that left marks.!!
“What did you do? Tell us! Don’t make us dig it out ourselves. Did you say something or do something that drove Lucille away?” Claire flinched, her heart skipping a beat in fear. Once again, tears streamed down her face as she sniffled, her voice breaking.
“… I didn’t… It was Lucille’s parents who live in Axelvale City. She told me once. She’s not in Sea City, so I assumed she was in Axelvale City Why? Isn’t she there?”
But this time, her tears didn’t earn their sympathy.!!
Ayrton and Walter were no fools.!
Before, they chose to believe her because they were deceiving themselves, trying to make Lucille jealous. They stood by Claire’s side only to serve their own ends.
But things w were different now.
Walter tightened his grip on Claire’s hand, leaving clear imprints, and threatened, “Are you not going to be honest with us?” Then he turned to Ayrton, “Ayrton, seems like she needs a lesson to spill the truth.”
Ayrton’s face was colder than ever. He tapped his fingers lightly on the table, his voice even chillier, “Do you current job? I you don’t want to lose everything and end up back in your town, you’d better stort talking.”
His words sounded like Claire’s death sentence.X
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