NovelEnglishChapter 1296: Catherine was staring right at her, her gaze unwavering. There was a hint of hurt in her eyes.
"Why?" Catherine asked. "Why did you conspire with Niko to harm me? We were supposed to be best friends...” When Johnson had revealed to Catherine that Niko had bribed her trusted friend Gillian to betray her, Catherine hadn't believed him. But once the damning evidence was laid bare before her, reality struck hard. Catherine could no longer deny it.
What she wanted more than anything was an answer. Why would Gillian do this to her? Hadn't they shared a genuine friendship? "Lettell you why. It's all because of Stanley Ortega," Gillian said directly. At this point, she no longer needed to put on an act before Catherine.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe rage she had harbored for years finally surged to the surface.
"Stanley Ortega?" Catherine echoed, her brows furrowed. The ntook her a moment to place.
After a pause, she asked, “You mean the guy who pursuedbefore?" "That's the one!" Gillian said.
Her voice quivered with emotion as she inhaled sharply, eyes burning. "I loved him—do you understand? I loved him with everything I had. I thought his kindness towas because he liked me. But... just when I was about to confess my feelings to him, he toldthat the person he liked was you! The absurd thing is, he even askedif I could help him pursue you!" She let out a mirthless laugh, one laced with bitterness and pain.
She had been utterly heartbroken at that time.
Honestly, she really wanted to kill Catherine then.
Find the next chapters on galДovom "All of this... just because of that?" Belinda interjected, her voice tinged with disbelief.
She truly hadn't expected this reason.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"That's not enough of a reason for you?" Gillian snapped, glaring at her.
Belinda said, "Then hate him! He's the one who played with your heart. He misled you with his sweet gestures. From beginning to end, he was the one at fault. Why direct your hatred at Catherine? Just because that man happened to like her? That's ridiculous!" Belinda's tone grew sharp with frustration.
She simply couldn't comprehend how Gillian's logic worked.
How could she twist her heartbreak into a vendetta against Catherine? ΟΠ But Gillian wasn't interested in reason. She stole his heart!” she shouted. "Catherine is the one to blame!" Catherine said nothing.
Because right now, she didn't know what to say. The goxtent is on novelenglish.net!
She couldn't even feel anger. She just felt the situation was absurd. Was o absurd was their friendship so fragile that it could E be shattered by something like this? Catherine's legs faltered slightly.
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