My father sold me to the Mafia King novel Chapter 430

Chapter 430: 430/So I Could Forget I Love You!!

Chapter 430

Robert’s point of view

The gun almost slipped from my fingers, but I clamped down on it at the last second.

I stood frozen in place, my eyes widening in utter disbelief at the surreal scene unfolding before me. She was aiming her fiery insults straight at the dog, fully convinced it was me!

And where the hell did she even get enough alcohol to reach this level of instantaneous, reckless ruin?!

I took a slow step toward her, looking down as a bewildered whisper escaped my lips:

"Julie..."

Julie slowly turned her head toward the sound of my voice. Her bleary eyes flickered back and forth between the dog sitting before her and me.

She pointed a shaking hand at me, continuing in a soft, unsteady rasps:

"You’re here... Then who the hell is this?! Isn’t this you?"

A faint, incredulous smile touched my lips despite the inferno blazing inside my chest. I looked down at the dog, then brought my eyes back to her, my voice dropping dry and raspy:

"That’s Axel, Julie..."

Her hazy eyes lingered on Axel’s head for a few seconds. Her lips parted in a drunken, effortless pout, a soft, childlike smile softening her features and instantly melting the ice in my veins.

Her trembling fingers reached out to touch the fur on his head, her swaying body leaning closer toward him as she whispered in a velvety, broken murmur:

"Axel... I missed you."

She stroked his cheeks with gentle affection. Axel let out a happy, deep rumble, throwing his front paws up against her chest in a sudden burst of energy to embrace her.

His heavy weight slammed right into her fragile, alcohol-weakened body. A light, startled gasp escaped her lips as she lost her balance entirely, tumbling backward onto the carpet, her damp hair fanning out around her head like a dark halo.

I extended my massive hand, wrapping my fingers gently around her soft arm with a tenderness I wasn’t used to, aiming to haul her off the floor as I demanded in a stern, gravelly voice:

"Get up, Julie... What the hell is this madness?!"

I clamped my arm around her waist, raising her off the carpet deliberately until her feet found their footing. The second she felt the hard floor beneath her, she shoved both her trembling palms against my bare chest, ripping herself away with a violent jerk that made her stumble a step back, hissing in pure bitterness:

"Don’t touch me, you bastard!"

I clenched my jaw tight, watching her body sway in the air like a fragile twig, stating in a dry, irritated voice:

"Look at yourself!... You can’t even stand on your own two feet!"

Her tear-filled eyes snapped up to mine, her lips curving into a broken, venomous smile, her voice tearing through my chest:

"You sold me... I actually thought you loved me."

I hardened my features, summoning absolute detachment across my face to drop a single word like a cold blade:

"I don’t love you."

Exhaling a scorching breath, I took a single step closer, locking my gaze onto her haze-filled eyes, asking in a sharp tone laced with raw concern: 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

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