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Chapter 716

    Simon felt a knot tightening in his chest. He couldn''t stand Dn''s smug attitude —or Richard''s, for that matter. Guys like them always kept their little circle closed, acting like nobody else could ever belong. Who were they trying to impress,


    anyway?


    "What''s so funny?" Simon snapped.


    "I''mughing at you," Richard replied, voice cool andzy. "You don''t even get the basics of how to treat people, but you''ve still managed to coast for years. If I were you, I''d be worshipping Dn right now."


    Simon''s face went dark, like he''d just been pped across the face.


    "If Dn''s so great, why''d he have to steal my girlfriend? I''ve known ra forever. Dn''s nothing! ra used to hate him-he only got close because she lost her memory."


    Dn just traced the rim of his coffee mug, unbothered. He didn''t even look up. "You done?"


    Simon felt his cheeks burn with humiliation. There it was again—that look, like nobody else mattered.


    He sucked in a breath, jaw clenched. "ra doesn''t love you, Dn. Stop kidding yourself. Just be with Tara and quit making a fool of yourself. Even if you died in front of ra, she wouldn''t care. She already loves someone else, and you know it better than I do!"


    Right then, a Ferguson family bodyguard appeared at Simon''s elbow.


    Simon knew what that meant-his grandfather was going to make him pay.


    He managed a smug little smile anyway. "Yeah, I leaked the photos. But it was a waste, wasn''t it? ra doesn''t care at all. Just like she doesn''t care about you."


    He was dragged out of the room.


    Dn coughed a few times. Richard spun his lighter in his hand, eyes steady. "If I were you, I wouldn''t have let him run his mouth for this long."


    Dn didn''t reply. He coughed again, lowering his eyes.


    After a moment, he said quietly, "Colin."


    "Yeah?"


    "I don''t want to do this anymore."


    Richard''s hand paused mid-flick. He looked over, trying to figure out if Dn was serious.


    *


    ra had been anxious the whole ride, though she couldn''t even exin why. When the helicopter touched down, she stared at the house in the distance-now just a pile of ashes. That had been Emily''s home.


    She''d promised Emily she''de back for her. She just hadn''t thought it would be so soon.


    Emily''s fear was obvious; the closer they got to the rehab center, the paler she became.


    ra noticed and turned back, voice gentle. "You can wait here, if you want." Emily straightened up, trying to look brave. "No, I want to go with you. Is that okay? I promise I won''t be in the way."


    She looked ra straight in the eye, waiting for a yes or no.


    ra hesitated just a second, then nodded. "Alright, but stick close."


    She reached into her pocket and pulled out a gun. The familiar weight made her pause, her brow furrowing. Hadn''t she tossed this gun years ago? Why was it back now?


    Lost in thought, she barely noticed Charles nce over, his eyes bright. "Nice gun. Who made it?"


    ra rubbed her temples, memories jumbled. "No idea. Probably a friend."


    Charles just shrugged, eyes


    scanning the crowd ahead. "Sis, there are a lot of people here. Let''s wrap this up in twenty minutes. We''ll start on the outside-twenty guards. Four minutes to clear them. Let''s see who uses more bullets.


    ra, still half lost in thought, nodded. "Okay."


    Emily hadn''t even processed what was happening before ra and Charles moved, fast.


    The two guards on the watchtower dropped instantly, both with single shots to the head.


    The searchlight flickered across the yard, then froze in ce-no one left to control it.


    Emily tried to keep calm, but her face was white as a sheet. She''d alwaysimagineding back to this ce, but never like this-hever straight through the front door, with chaos all around.


    Her legs shook. The whole building was in an uproar.


    ra leaned in. "y dead on the ground. My brother and I will start from the top


    floor and work our way down, floor by floor."


    Five floors. Three minutes each. Plenty of time.


    Emily didn''t know where she found the nerve, but she nodded, smeared some


    blood from a nearby body on her face, and went limp in the corner.


    ra nced at Charles, who grinned back, eyes alight.


    He whistled. "Milo, Buddy, upstairs! Clear the way-don''t get hurt!"


    Their two dogs shot off ahead, fast as lightning.


    ra arched an eyebrow, a crooked smile on her lips. "Looks like we won''t even


    need the full twenty minutes."
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