Chapter 111 Jace's grip ontightened. "I already explained it-I was drunk and confused." "If you can make that mistake once, you can make it again. And we both know, smistakes are unforgivable," I shot back, my voice firm. "Stop acting like you're so perfect," Jace snapped, his voice sharp with anger.
Seeing him like this just made the disappointment sink in deeper. I couldn't believe I'd ever been stupid enough to fall for someone like him.
"Rea, you just want to leaveso you can mess around with other guys. Don't think I don't see what you're up to," he continued, trying to twist everything.
I was so tired of this fight. "If that's what you believe, fine. I know your pride can't handle being betrayed, so why don't you just let go of me? Letget as far away from you as possible and make things easier for both of us." I was desperate to escape this toxic mess, but my words only made Jace angrier. Suddenly, he leaned in, trying to force a kiss on me.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtI turned my head away, disgusted at the thought of his mouth-the smouth that had kissed Tanya. Anger and revulsion churned inside me.
But the more I resisted, the more enraged Jace became. He shovedonto the desk, his hands roughly fumbling under my clothes. "You won't lettouch you, but you'd let Hayden? Have you slept with him, huh?" His crude words and aggressive actions filledwith a mix of shame, fear, and fury. As his hand slid up my waist, I reached out blindly, grabbing for anything I could find. Without thinking, I swung it at his head. The loud thud echoed through the room, and Jace's hands froze. I looked up to see his stunned expression, blood starting to trickle down his face.
A warm drop of blood dripped toward my eye, and I instinctively squeezed them shut.
It was blood! The warmth of it splashed against my eyelid, then slowly slid down, tracing a path across my cheek. My hands were shaking, and before I could even process what I'd done, Jace's voice, low and cold, hissed in my ear. "Keira Kay, listen to me. You are mine With that, he finally backed off. I scrambled to my feet, just in tto see Jace clutching his head as he stormed out of the office.
My legs felt like jelly, and I clung to the desk behindto keep from collapsing.
"Mr. Johnston, you're bleeding..." I heard Gavin's shocked voice from outside.
"Shut up!" Jace roared, and then I heard his footsteps storming away.
I closed my eyes, feeling completely drained. After a few moments, I forced them open again-I couldn't let anyone seelike this. I quickly made my way to the private restroom in Jace's office. Chapter 111 +25 BONUS Standing in front of the mirror, I saw his blood smeared near my eye, the bright red streak looking like a twisted version of bloody tears.
I grabbed a wet wipe and cleaned my face as best as I could, then hurried out of Jace's office and left the building.
As soon as I got hand parked the car, my phone rang. It was Lena.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Rea, I just saw Jace. Someone busted his head open," she said.
"At the hospital?" I asked quietly.
"Yeah, his assistant was with him. He looked pretty bad," Lena paused, then asked, You don't feel sorry for him, Π.
do you?"
"What if I was the one who busted his head?" My response left) Leña M stunned into silence. After a few seconds, she finally asked, "Did he try to do something to you?".
Recalling the madness in Jace's office just moments agg, I said, "He tried to force himself on me." +25 BONUS Chapter 112 Chapter 112