But right then, Andy felt as if his entire body. was hurting. His heart, in particular, felt like it had been stabbed by a thousand knives! Eugene, sitting on the couch, lit another. cigarette as he looked at them. The look on his face made it clear that he was enjoying the whole commotion, and his body was resting. lazily on the couch as he watched everything happen.
Penny was impressed by her brother. In the past, she used to think that her brother was a heartless man, but she didn’t know how good he was at playing mind games as well. Penny could only imagine how hurt and sad Andy would be if he heard that Nicole didn’t care about his life. At this point, it’s likely that Andy might just expose Nicole. But, even if he doesn’t do it, he probably feels awful about himself, right?
Andy took a while to process the sour ache in his chest that he felt from the betrayal. “I never… said that Nicole told me to do it!” he hissed weakly. Despite that, he still uttered his words slowly and clearly, and Nicole couldn’t help but take a few steps back after hearing his words. He didn’t rat me out. He didn’t! I knew it! He’d never do such a thing. Then, Eugene….
Nicole spun around to glare at Eugene. “What do you mean by this, Eugene?” she growled through clenched teeth. But the moment she finished her words, a dagger flew directly toward the top of her head. Nicole was so shocked that she let out a loud cry. She instinctively reached up to touch her hair, but when she felt it, she realized that Eugene had sliced off a whole bunch of her hair! “Ah…! My hair!” An entire patch of hair fell off her head.
Only then did Eugene get to his feet before walking over to stare Nicole in her eyes. “I’m teaching you a lesson. If you lie to me again, the next thing that falls off you will be more than just your hair. “How dare you treat me like this, Eugene?” Nicole was fuming as she shouted at Eugene.
Unfortunately, he merely gazed at her before mocking her. “You’re a pretentious woman. You’re not that pretty, yet you think so highly of yourself! I used to tolerate you, for Hayden’s sake, but that won’t happen anymore. So tell Hayden that I don’t want you near my territory. If he insists on bringing you along, then both of you can get lost!”
Nicole was so angry that beads of tears started rolling down her eyes. This was the man she had fancied for eight years. He had thoroughly, wholly, completely shamed her. Did he just point that dagger at me without even batting an eyelid? “How could you be so cruel to me?” All that Nicole ever did to him was love him!
Alas, Eugene wasn’t done with his words yet. “But I wonder… Will Hayden still like you if he knows about your rich and juicy past? Will he like you if he knows how cold and heartless you are?” he hissed.
Nicole glared at him with her teary eyes. It wasn’t clear if she was crying because of the shame she felt from Eugene’s actions or the sacrifices that Andy had made for her… One way or another, Eugene knew all about her past now. Suddenly, Nicole stepped forward and glared at Eugene with her bloodshot eyes. “Did you get Penny to call me over just so that you could embarrass me? What have I ever done to you? Why are you treating me like this?’
Eugene immediately gave her a harsh slap. His voice was so cold that it seeped right into her bones. “You don’t need to find excuses for yourself anymore. I know that you were the one pulling these strings all along. Do you think that I won’t be able to do anything to you just because Andy didn’t expose you? As I said, I know more than you think I do. If it weren’t for Andy’s loyalty and Penny’s admiration for you, I’d like to see if there’s anyone else you can manipulate in your life. I’m setting you free on behalf of Hayden, but if you treat my girlfriend like that again… You’ll regret it.”
The man spat his words out in a dangerous tone, and Nicole didn’t question him at all. She knew that he could kill her if he wanted to. After all, if he was so stern even to Penny, he was probably harsher to outsiders like her! Nicole pressed onto her cheek that he had slapped before she scoffed at him. “Hmph! All you think about is Olivia! All of us-your sister, your parents, your friends… None of them matter as much as your girlfriend, huh?”
