Chapter 42: Calling off the Deal

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He'd bit me right where my wound was. It hurt like hell, and it was probably bleeding. I trembled in pain and exclaimed, "You b*stard!" "I've never claimed to be a saint." Leonard looked up, a trace of blood on his lips. The dim lights made him look slightly devilish yet domineering. He let me go and said, "Queena, I have the upper hand. I can end our deal at any time, but what about you?" I really wanted to be tough and tell him that I could, too. However, I swallowed the words that were right on the tip of my tongue. Phoebe and Gail were plotting something against me, and Bell hated my guts. I had to stay as far away from the Jones family as possible at a time like this. Bell had been furious earlier, but he hadn't explicitly said that he wouldn't be seeing Grandma anymore. The Jo

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