A DEAL WITH AN EX

VERONICA’S POV

My phone screen was on when I stepped into my room. It had to be a new message or a phone call.

Turned out I received a new message while I was out in the living room. Only that I regretted reading the content of the message once I opened it. It was from an unsaved number but I knew exactly who it was.

“This is your last chance. End everything with that bastard and come back to me now. I know everything… his secret child and wife and the contract you are using to deceive everyone. What will happen if I release this to the media?”

I slumped to the bed. Luckily it was nearby so I didn't have to collapse to the bare floor.

“Oh Vincent, you sneaky devil from the pit of hell…”

I knew Vincent. No, I thought I knew him. But it seemed I did not. Perhaps I would have downplayed this message from him if it was before but knowing how possessed he had become of recent, I knew I couldn't joke with his words.

He was really going to release this to the public if I didn't do as he