Please Come Back, My Love novel Chapter 387

Chapter 387

“Lucas.” Her voice was hoarse. Thank God. I knew you’d come

“Did you do it?” I cut her off, voice flat and cold. “My family’s bankruptcy. Was that your father’s doing?”

The relief froze, then slowly crumbled into something wary. What are you talking about?”

“Don’t.” I slammed the evidence folder onto the table, hard enough to make her flinch. “Don’t you dare lie to me.”

She stared at the folder, face going pale. For a long moment, she said nothing. Then, slowly, she lifted her eyes to mite

“Yes.”

The single word hung in the air like a blade.

“Why?” The word came out strangled.

Claire’s expression shifted into something bitter. “Because I hated you and Sophia.”

I blinked, certain I’d misheard. “What?”

“I hated watching you two together,” she continued. “The way you looked at her. The way everyone talked about how perfect you were for each other. me sick.”

My hands curled into fists. “You destroyed my family’s company because you were jealous?”

“I tried to get your attention at that gala, tried to make you see me. But you barely glanced my way. You were too busy watching Sophia across the roo

“So you ruined us.” The words tasted like ash. “You orchestrated my family’s bankruptcy, staged that attack, manipulated me-all because I didn’t pay es attention to you?”

‘I’m used to getting what I want, Lucas.” Her chin lifted, defiant. “And I wanted you.”

The casual cruelty made something snap inside me.

I was across the table before I’d consciously decided to move, my hands closing around her throat. She gasped, eyes going wide with shock and tear.

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