99 Bloody Lashes And A Bullet To His Hear novel Chapter 131

Jaziel and Nolan had made a pact: no matter who Charlotte chose, the other would suppress any inappropriate feelings and settle for being just friends.

But neither of them had expected Charlotte to choose no one.

How had it come to this?

Why had their plan to push her into making a decision ended like this?

Jaziel and Nolan exchanged glances, a trace of resentment rising in both their hearts.

Why had they come up with such a terrible idea in the first place?

Perhaps if they had acted earlier–or waited longer–the three of them could have continued as friends, better than the current situation where even seeing her was nearly impossible.

The helicopter landed on the rooftop of the lakeside villa.

The two men were unceremoniously tossed out by the bodyguards before the helicopter took off again.

Hearing the rumbling from the rooftop, Sophie hurried upstairs to check.

Seeing Jaziel and Nolan bound hand and foot, her eyes reddened.

“Are you alright?” she asked with concern, hastily helping to untie them.

Jaziel rubbed his bruised wrists, his expression cold, not sparing Sophie more than a glance

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Nolan, too, was fuming, frustration simmering with nowhere to vent.

Sophie brought over two glasses of warm water and placed them in front of them.

“You went to New Orleans, didn’t you? Did you find Charlotte? How is she?”

She instinctively tugged at her sleeves, nervous yet silently reassuring herself.

It didn’t go well–they must have failed in New Orleans if they came back like this.

Charlotte already has a perfect family, loving parents and friends. She has everything. She doesn’t need to come back and take Jaziel and Nolan from me!

Grinding her teeth in silent resolve, Sophie maintained a gentle, concerned smile on the surface.

At her words, Jaziel’s eyes darkened, narrowing with suspicion.

“What did you say? We didn’t tell you we went to New Orleans–how do you know?”

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“She’s not in Miami, so I just assumed she was in New Orleans. Why? Is she not there?”