Chapter 11
Only Grayson stayed behind to watch over me.[]
He suddenly stood up, placing his laptop on the small table by my bed.[]
I leaned back on the pillows, watching him press play.[]
The footage of Eloise and me arguing on the second floor played clearly on the screen.[]
At the end of the video, it clearly showed that I deliberately fell down the stairs.]
It had nothing to do with Eloise.]
The video finished and paused automatically.
I looked up, unflustered, meeting Grayson’s gaze.
“Are you going to avenge her?”
Grayson shook his head. “You’re smart. You hacked the security system.“[]
“How did you get it, then?”
“Didn’t you sell it to me?“]
After he said that, we both laughed.[]
Grayson wasn’t a heartless person, but he cared only for those who benefited him.[]
For them, Grayson was very loyal.[]
In the last life, Grayson was cold and indifferent to me because I was useless to him.]
In this life, I had enough leverage to make him stand by my side.[]
“Let me give you a birthday gift.” Grayson said, motioning for me to check my phone.[]
“It’s also a gift for Eloise.“]]
I opened my phone.]
Immediately, a notification popped up. “Eloise pushed her sister down the stairs. Is it a moral failure or the loss of humanity?”
I clicked on it, and the 20–second video showed a blurry clip of Eloise and me struggling upstairs, ending with me falling down the stairs.
The video even gave Eloise a few seconds of close–up.[]
I smiled.
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The Price of Betrayal
Chapter 11
“But Eloise just gave me 7% of her shares to keep quiet.“[]
“There are always disobedient reporters, aren’t there?” Grayson said coldly.[]
I looked at my suspended right leg, but my words were directed at Grayson.[]
“Mr. Rogers, you’re ruthless. Even to your sister.“[]
“This is what I owe you.” Grayson said before leaving the room.]
I knew what he meant.[]
He didn’t owe me anything, not in the last life, not in this one.]
After all, wasn’t I ruthless too?]
Family, friendship, or even love.[]
They were the shards of porcelain cutting my cheek, the countless moments of hot and sorrowful tears, the insults carved into my soul, the devouring flames wrapped around my soul.]
My emotions disappeared there.[]
I was just an empty person with a broken and struggling soul.]
The wilted flowers on the windowsill fell to the ground.]
Eloise called me, and I answered for the sake of the 7% shares.
“Tomorrow, I’ll hold a press conference. Don’t worry, I took your bribe.“]
“Liliana!”
Eloise’s furious voice came through the receiver.]
