Chapter 245

Susan trembled violently, instinctively shielding Daniel behind her.

"Andrew, don't hurt Daniel!"

Her voice shook as her nails dug into her palms.

"Nothing happened between Henry and me! That video was forced!"

Andrew Lucas sneered, his eyes glinting with cold fury.

"By threatening your grandmother?" His lips curled in mockery. "Susan, aren't you tired of these lies?"

She bit her lower lip.

She couldn't explain the full context of that video. Ironically, Henry's loyalty to Nicole Capra back then had become her only saving grace.

"Andrew, I swear Henry and I are innocent."

"Innocent?" He lunged forward but stopped just short of touching her. "Were you also forced when you called him 'husband'?"

Susan's pupils contracted.

She suddenly remembered—during the King's Glory audition, Megan York had tampered with her bag. Nicole's trap had been set long ago.

"This is Nicole's scheme!"

"Enough!" Andrew roared. "Nicole is suffering unimaginably, yet you still slander her?"

Susan laughed then.

A laugh so desolate it chilled the bone.

"Andrew, you're pitiful." Her voice was barely a whisper. "Played like a fool by a murderer."

Rage exploded in Andrew's eyes.

He seized her wrist and dragged her brutally from the apartment.

In a guest room at the villa, a greasy middle-aged man rubbed his hands in anticipation. His eyes gleamed with greed at the sight of her.

Susan's heart turned to ice.

"Mr. Wang, enjoy yourself." Andrew's voice dripped venom. "She loves these games."

Susan didn't struggle.

She simply stared at Andrew with terrifying emptiness.

"Last chance." He gripped her chin. "Why did you hurt Nicole?"

Susan closed her eyes slowly.

A single tear fell soundlessly.

At last, she understood—what stood between them wasn't misunderstanding, but an abyss of trust that could never be crossed.