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Rebirth into my Second Chance Chapter 14

Rebirth into my Second Chance Chapter 14

Chapter 14 

Before Richard got locked up, things were already turning sour at home. That happened when Kate came back from abroad, and Claude began to act out. Whenever he saw me hanging out with Richard, he’d drag me back home, fuming

Is Richard that important to you?he’d sneer before shoving me into the bathroom so hard that I’d hit my head on the tub’s edge. The world would buzz, leaving me too dazed to respond, which he took as a yes

Then came the scalding hot water pouring down on me, making me jump up in shock and fear. At that moment, I saw a stranger in Claude’s eyes, someone I didn’t recognize, someone terrifying

Claire, I didn’t realize you were this low, just like Richard, playing deep games!he accused

Despite my skin turning red from the bum, I was too overwhelmed by his rage to feel the pain 

I’ll tell you this. As long as you live under the Hart family’s roof, you belong to us in life and death, I don’t want to see you with Richard again, or I’ll ruin him, Claude wamed, chilling me. Richard was like an older brother to me and my family after years in the orphanage. I couldn’t let anything happen to him.8 

Claude, please leave Richard out of this. He’s innocent!I tried to argue, but the sight of Claude threatening with the showerhead made me shrink back in fear

Richard and I never wanted to use our bond to threaten you. If you think I’m a threat here, I can leaveI said, thinking about running away to test if Claude had any affection for me

But running away and my attempts at ending it all made it more evident that Claude felt nothing for me, especially on the day he had Richard thrown in jail

Tll do anything. Just let Richard go,I begged, but Claude laughed, pinning me down on the bed.8 

Getting desperate, huh? Claire? We can take our time,” he sneered, ripping my shirt open. I struggled to cover myself, but he coldly stripped away any semblance of dignity I had left

In my attempt to struggle, my hand accidentally brushed against his private part, and the warmth made me recoil in shock. It was a closeness we’d never had, and I knew what would happen

*Please me, and I might get his sentence reduced, Claude said as if he held all the cards, controlling Richard’s fate.b 

I was naive, thinking complying might help Richard. But when I reached out to him, he pushed me away, disgusted.8 

Claire, you’d stoop so low for Richard.” He looked down on me with disdain, fixing his clothes as if to wash off the encounter

You’ve slept with him, haven’t you?His voice was cold, filled with anger I didn’t understand

I tried to speak, to deny it, but no sound came out

Enough. You’re all the same,Claude concluded without looking at me as if we were the source of all his miseries.8 

From then on, I realized his hatred toward me started because he believed Richard and I were spreading rumors that tarnished the Hart family’s reputation. In his eyes, I was a woman who would do anything to get what I wanted

While floating in limbo and hearing his voice messages, I found Claude’s explanations were pointless. I was gone. Whether or not we were the ones spreading those rumors, dragging the Hart family through the mud, it didn’t matter anymore. I was dead, and there was no proof either way

And with my death, the world owed me nothing, leaving Claude free to live his life with Kate, unburdened by any debt to me

Rebirth into my Second Chance Novel

Rebirth into my Second Chance Novel

Status: Ongoing Native Language: English
Rebirth into my Second Chance Novel

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