CASSIAN
The color drained entirely from Noah's face.
For a second, he looked like he had been struck by lightning.
His eyes widened in absolute horror as the implication of my words landed with devastating clarity.
He knew what I meant. He knew that with a single phone call, with a word to the board, I could systematically dismantle Leo's career, ruin his firm's contracts, and tear apart everything he was trying to build.
"You… you sadistic bastard," Noah whispered, his voice trembling so violently he could barely form the syllables.
"What is wrong with you?! Why are you doing this? You made it clear—you made it crystal clear that you don't give a damn about what I do, who I see, or how I live my life! You treat me like a stranger, you push me away, and the second I actually try to move on, you act like a rabid dog!"
I stood there, taking the verbal blows, letting him call me whatever he wanted because every single word of it was true.
