His Girl Best Friend Mocked My Calm Act—Unhinged Family Shut Her Chapter 08
Skyler and Cole both froze in pl
When Skyler saw that I still wasn’t reacting, she stepped toward me. A bodyguard held out an arm and stopped her three steps away.
“Grace, we were engaged. We were supposed to get married.”
“Think about how good I’ve been to you. I brought you coffee every morning. I always did what you said. I never once raised my voice at you.”
“That ring, I know it was small, but I saved for three months to buy it.”
“Grace, why didn’t you tell me who your parents were? If I had known, I never would have…”
I looked him in the eye. “If you had known, what?”
Cole couldn’t answer. I smiled.
“Why would I mention it? It’s not something I earned. What’s there to say?”
Cole finally managed to stammer out, “But… if you had told me, I would have treated you even better.”
“I never would have let Skyler into the company. I wouldn’t have…”
I cut him off. “You wouldn’t have what?”
“Wouldn’t have fooled around with another woman while you were engaged to me? Or wouldn’t have stood there while she bullied me?”
Cole had nothing to say.
My dad said two words to the bodyguards behind him. “Take them.”
Both Cole and Skyler went pale.
Cole backed away. “Mr. Thompson. Where are you taking us? I’m sorry. I’m really sorry.”
My dad didn’t even look at him. He turned and walked out.
My mom took my hand and followed. When we passed Skyler, she suddenly said
dismissively, “You win, Grace.”
“With parents like yours, of course you can pretend to be above it all. You don’t have to do anything. Just stand there and look calm.”
“Your dad hits people for you, and your mom lies for you.”
I stopped walking. I turned and looked at her. Skyler’s face was swollen. Her eyes were full of bitterness and anger.
I gave a faint smile. “I didn’t win.”
“Because I was never competing with you. I never even entered the game. There’s no winning or losing.”
“But you’re right about one thing. With parents like mine, I learned a long time ago not to waste a single glance on people who aren’t worth it.”
I turned and walked away.
But clearly, my parents weren’t done being angry.