Chapter 244

"Andrew?" Susan Thompson shivered under Andrew Lucas's piercing gaze, instinctively stepping back half a step.

Dark currents swirled in his pupils as if threatening to swallow her whole. He suddenly grabbed her chin with bruising force.

"It hurts..." Susan's eyes instantly reddened.

"Hurt?" Andrew sneered. "Now you know pain?"

Releasing her abruptly, Susan staggered and barely caught herself on the sofa. The man who'd been tender moments ago had transformed into someone unrecognizable.

"Andrew, what's wrong?" She fought through the throbbing pain in her jaw.

Andrew pulled out his phone, displaying a photo of Nicole Capra lying pale on a hospital bed, her wrists wrapped in thick bandages.

"She attempted suicide." His voice turned glacial. "Because of you."

Susan's pupils contracted. "Me? I haven't seen her recently!"

"Playing dumb?" He seized her wrist. "Watch this!"

A video played onscreen—Susan disheveled in Henry Bartley's embrace, whispering sickening sweet nothings.

"No... this isn't real!" Susan trembled violently. "He forced me to film this four years ago!"

"Forced you?" Andrew's lips curled mockingly. "You looked quite willing."

A sharp pain twisted Susan's stomach. She crumpled to the floor, sweat drenching her back.

"Faking illness again?" Andrew loomed over her. "I won't fall for it this time."

"Andrew..." She lifted her face with effort. "You promised to trust me..."

"Trust you?" He exploded, punching the wall. "I was a goddamn fool to believe you!"

A framed painting crashed down, glass shattering across the floor. Susan flinched as tears finally spilled over.

"That cripple..." Andrew bent close, his whisper terrifyingly gentle. "I'll make him wish he were dead."

Susan clutched his sleeve desperately. "Daniel's innocent!"

He pried her fingers off one by one. "Starting today, neither of you will know peace."

Turning on his heel, he strode out. Susan tried to follow but collapsed from the agony in her ankle.

"Andrew Lucas!" She screamed at the empty doorway. "Come back and let me explain!"

Only the slam of the door answered her.