"Based on how terrified that man looked, it’s clear Cyrus Chen didn’t tell him the truth about who he was going up against. He walked right into Xavier’s trap."
Chloe Bishop felt more certain of her theory by the second. "I heard Xavier call him Strong. Whatever happened to Cyrus and Cindy... he’s the one who did it."
Nora let out a mocking, jagged laugh, though her eyes were still rimmed with red. "And you think Nicholas, as sharp as he is, would actually be naïve enough to believe Cindy's lies? There’s only one reason a man like him turns a blind eye: he’s fallen for that b***h’s act."
Thinking of Nicholas’s coldness over the past few days made Nora’s heart bleed anew. The hotel incident was just the spark; what truly broke her was his attitude afterward. From start to finish, he had
