Chapter Three
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Selina put the phone down.
“I wish I was.”
Mark ran his hand through his hair.
“That… that doesn’t make sense.”
Selina laughed bitterly.
“Oh, it makes perfect sense.”
Mark paced the room.
“That explains why she wouldn’t answer my calls last night.”
Selina watched him quietly.
“You deserve better than her,” she said softly.
Mark stopped walking.
“You deserve better than Jason too.”
Selina stepped closer.
“Exactly.”
The room suddenly felt smaller.
More intense.
Mark looked at her.
“You didn’t call me here just to tell me that, did you?”
Selina shook her head slowly.
“No.”
Mark narrowed his eyes.
“Then why did you call me?”
Selina stepped even closer.
Close enough to smell his cologne.
“Because,” she said calmly, “I want revenge.”
Mark frowned.
“What kind of revenge?”
Selina leaned closer to his ear.
“The kind that hurts.”
Mark swallowed.
“You’re serious.”
Selina looked directly into his eyes.
“Completely.”
Mark studied her face carefully.
“You want to get back at them.”
“Yes.”
“And you want me involved.”
Selina nodded.
Mark let out a low whistle.
“Damn.”
Silence filled the room for a moment.
Then Mark said slowly,
“You know… I should probably say no.”
Selina tilted her head.
“But you won’t.”
Mark raised an eyebrow.
“Why not?”
Selina smiled slightly.
“Because she humiliated you too.”
Mark looked away.
His jaw clenched.
Selina stepped closer.
“One night,” she said softly.
Mark looked back at her.
“What?”
Selina held up her phone.
“I record it.”
Mark’s eyes widened slightly.
“And send it to Lila.”
The idea hung heavily in the air.
Mark stared at her.
“That’s insane.”
Selina’s voice remained calm.
“Is it?”
Mark laughed nervously.
“You want to destroy her.”
Selina’s eyes were ice cold.
“She destroyed my wedding.”
Mark thought about it for a long moment.
Then he slowly said,
“You’re dangerous.”
Selina didn’t deny it.
“So,” she asked quietly, “are you in?”
Mark hesitated.
Then finally…
He smirked.
“Yeah.”
Selina lifted her phone.
“Perfect.”
That night, Lila’s phone buzzed.
She opened the message casually.
Then her smile vanished.
The video played automatically.
Selina.
And Mark.
Together.
Lila’s scream echoed through her apartment.
Across the city, Selina sat quietly on the edge of her bed, watching her phone.
Right on time.
Her screen lit up.
Lila Calling.
Selina let it ring.
And ring.
And ring.
Finally, she answered.
Lila’s furious voice exploded through the phone.
“You b***h!”
Selina smiled calmly.
“Hello, Lila.”
“How could you do that?!”
Selina leaned back comfortably.
“Oh,” she said sweetly, “I thought we were sharing.”
“You slept with my boyfriend!”
Selina laughed softly.
“And you slept with my fiancé.”
Silence.
Heavy.
Dangerous silence.
Then Selina added one more sentence.
“Oh, and Lila?”
“What?!”
Selina’s voice turned icy.
“This is just the beginning.”
She hung up.
Across the room, her suitcase sat open on the bed.
Inside it was a passport.
And a plane ticket.
Destination:
London.
Because revenge wasn’t finished yet.
Her next target was waiting.
Jason’s older brother.
The one who had never met her before.
Selina smiled slowly.
The plane landed in London just after noon.
Selina stepped out of the airport with dark sunglasses covering her eyes and a calm expression on her face. No one looking at her would guess that only two days ago she had been a bride whose wedding collapsed hours before the ceremony.
But inside, the fire was still burning.
Her suitcase rolled behind her as she walked toward the taxi line. London was colder than she expected, the air crisp and slightly damp, but she barely noticed.
Her mind was focused on one person.
Adrian Carter.
Jason’s older brother.
The man who lived overseas and rarely came back home.
Selina had only seen him in photos before—family gatherings Jason once showed her on his phone.
Tall.
Sharp features.
Calm, serious eyes.
Jason used to say Adrian hated family drama and avoided it whenever possible.
Perfect.
Because Adrian had no idea who Selina was.
He didn’t know she was supposed to marry his brother.
He didn’t know the wedding was canceled.
He didn’t know his brother had betrayed her.
Which meant Selina had the advantage.
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