Chapter 499:
“Take a good look.” Dylan spoke in a low, menacing tone, every word carrying the weight of a silent and deadly threat. “Am I the one you’ve been trying to expose?”
Tightly gripping her phone, Katie’s knuckles turned white. Fear drained the color from her face, while every inhale felt shallow and uneasy. Words refused to come out smoothly. “I—” she stuttered, fighting to regain control of herself. After a shaky pause, Katie forced herself to speak. Her voice quivered. “Mr. Scott, that’s not what I meant at all…”
A single eyebrow arched as Dylan regarded her. His voice dropped low. “Really? Then what exactly were you trying to say? You just accused me of being Christina’s sugar daddy, didn’t you?”
Katie’s lips trembled. “I just thought Christina was here to meet some unknown man in secret. That’s all I meant…”
The cold fire in Dylan’s eyes made her stop talking altogether, the icy stare freezing her words. “Who taught you to make wild accusations like that with nothing to back it up?” he asked, his tone unwavering.
Tears welled up in Katie’s eyes, panic rising. She shook her head and begged, “No, you’ve misunderstood me, Mr. Scott! I never meant it that way. Please believe me.”
Dylan’s voice stayed cold. “Why am I not hearing an apology now?”
Katie faltered, her chest tightening with resentment at the thought of apologizing to Christina. She pointed at Christina. “I’ll say sorry to you, Mr. Scott. But don’t expect me to apologize to her.”
Katie didn’t think she’d said anything wrong about Christina. Christina was nothing but a loose woman who leapt at any man if even a hint of attention was shown her way.
Dylan reached for his phone, his demeanor aloof. “If that’s how you feel, then your family will be wiped off the map soon.”
Instant dread washed over Katie, making her skin go even paler. “Why are you defending her? What is she to you?”
Dylan met her gaze, each word sharp. “The whole Scott family has her back.”
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Shock muted Katie. Could it be that Christina had managed to win over Dylan and secure her place in his life? How could that be possible?
Christina chimed in, “Mr. Scott employed me to look after Miss Scott, so yes, right now, for the sake of my continued service, the Scott family has my back.”
A slight twitch in Dylan’s brow betrayed the frustration he tried to hide. His expresión briefly revealed…
A hint of bitterness briefly surfaced. Even now, Christina was still drawing a line between them—likely to avoid giving Brendon the wrong idea. She still cared about Brendon.
The thought gnawed at Dylan. Jealousy simmered beneath his calm exterior, the urge to erase Brendon from Christina’s thoughts growing stronger by the second. Until Christina entered his life, he had never been so unsettled by something he didn’t know how to change.
Meanwhile, Katie’s mind worked quickly. Moments ago, she had wondered if Christina had somehow captured Dylan’s interest and might one day become his wife. But the truth deflated that hope instantly—Christina was nothing more than a hired caregiver. She sneered inwardly, a flash of contempt flickering in her eyes.
She realized she had been giving Christina too much credit. There was no way a castoff like Christina could ever hold Dylan’s attention.
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