Hilary slapped at his hands.
Colin's face was twisted with fury. "Hilary, I warned you. I told you to behave yourself, to stay quiet, and that once all of this was over, I would make it up to you, but what did you do instead? You sent people to stand outside Tiffany's parents' house with banners calling her a homewrecker. Hilary, you have no idea how disappointed I am in you."
His hand tightened around her neck, cutting off her breath, and he only let go when her struggles grew weak.
Air rushed back into her lungs all at once, sending Hilary into a violent, racking cough.
Colin watched her coldly, the worst of his anger having faded, but a layer of ice still clung to his entire demeanor.
Tiffany shrank behind him. "Colin, my mom got so upset that she had a heart attack. What if Hilary
