Sweet Revenge

Jessica's POV

The holding cell was a far cry from my usual lifestyle, but I kept my spine straight. Alexander paced the small space, his perfect facade finally cracking.

"He can't do this," he muttered for the hundredth time. "He has no right-"

"He's Nathan Chen," I snapped, tired of his denials. "He has every right because he has the power to take it."

And the money. And the connections. And now, he had Clara too.

The thought made my blood boil. Perfect, precious Clara Lin. The nobody who'd somehow ensnared not one but two of Manhattan's most powerful men.

"We underestimated her," I admitted, remembering how easily she'd outmaneuvered us. "She planned this."

Alexander stopped pacing. "No. Chen planned this. Clara was just a pawn."

I laughed bitterly. "Is that what you think? Then you never really knew her at all."

The Clara I'd known – my best friend since college – had never been anyone's pawn. She'd been brilliant, calculating, and patient. I'd recognized the threat immediately.

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