The price of betrayal (Jack and Ashley) novel Chapter 209

When Jeanna suddenly said that, she looked a little flirty, especially since her cheeks were blushing.

Nolan nodded. "I know. After all, you did confess to me. Are you telling me that you're upset with me because I rejected you in the past?"

Of course, it would be humiliating for a person to be rejected, especially when the person willingly threw themselves onto someone else. Jeanne hated him, and that might be the reason why.

As he had expected, after she heard what he said, it seemed like all the memories came flooding back into her mind.

There was a hint of rage in her gaze. "I just want to know something, Nolan. Do you regret it? You chose Megan among us three, and you ended up being so miserable. Don't you regret your choice at all? If you had chosen me back then, maybe it would've been different, right?"

Nolan fell silent.

Then, he said, "Is there a point in bringing that up now?"

Jeanne took a shot of wine and glared at him. It seemed as if there was a lot of hatred pent up inside her.

Jeanne started ranting, "I have a great figure, and I look beautiful. I've never lost to Megan in any way since we were young. However, why did everything change ever since you rejected me back then? Megan got the person I liked and had a happy life. Her business also became so unbelievably successful.

"It was as if she was the chosen one. Meanwhile, I'm just a nobody who can only work as her assistant, enduring her temper. Hah! Why does it have to be this way?"

Nolan narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the upset Jeanne.

He sighed and said, "What if I tell you that it all happened because of me? I was the one who secretly helped her career thrive. I was the one who got bodyguards to protect her, so she avoided a lot of danger and lived a safe life.

"If there was a mastermind controlling everything in the shadows, that would be me. All the hatred you have right now was created by me, Jeanne. If I say that, would it make you happier?"

Everything he said was true, and he wasn't lying at all. Everything that had happened was all because of him. He was the reason why Megan managed to become the woman that she was today.