NovelEnglishChapter 1306: She reached Catherine in seconds, clutching her hand desperately.
All three women's expressions turned frosty at once.
Gillian gripped Catherine's hand as if it were her lifeline.
Her tears streamed down her cheeks.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe said, "Catherine, I am begging you. Please help me! I know I was wrong. I am truly sorry. But please... Talk to your brother for me. Ask him to have mercy. Don't let my family suffer because of me!" Catherine's brows drew together, and a flicker of irritation flashed in her eyes. She tried to withdraw her hand, but Gillian refused to let go.
Fixing Gillian with a cold gaze, Catherine said in a low, cutting voice, "Let go." "No!" Gillian declared stubbornly, her face hardening with defiance.
Catherine's patience snapped.
"Do you not understand what I'm saying? Let go of me!" With a sharp jerk, she wrenched her hand free from Gillian's grip, the force of the motion causing Gillian to stumble back a step.
Catherine's gaze remained icy as she locked eyes with Gillian.
Her lips curled into a cold smirk, and she spoke slowly, each word slicing through the air.
"Gillian, we're done. We are no longer friends. From this moment on, your problems are none of my concern." Gillian's betrayal had cut Catherine deeply. She wasn't about to offer forgiveness.
Gillian hadn't anticipated such cold resolve from Catherine.
Catherine had always been warm and easygoing, the type who rarely got angry. That softness had led Gillian to believe she could sway her.
But now...
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAuthentic read is from gvlnovtSeeing this side of Catherine, Gillian realized she had never truly known her.
Still, she had no choice but to plead with Catherine.
Her family's current predicament could only be resolved with Catherine's help.
"Catherine, I swear I know I messed up! I'm pleading with you-can't you let this slide, for the sake of all our years as friends? Please, just ask your brother to spare my family this once!" Her parents had been sacked from their jobs overnight. They had been told the reason her daughter had crossed the wrong person.
And who else could that person be but Catherine? Gillian hadn't realized Catherine held that kind of power before.
What kind of connection did Johnson have?
For days, she had tried reaching Niko, but his phone had been off the entire e time, leaving her panicked.
With no other options, she had swallowed her pride and cther m begging Catherine.
Belinda and Bethany exchanged a quick glance as Gillian's words sank in Johnson had clearly already moved against Gillian's family.
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