Chapter 22

Chapter 22

“Roxy…” Blake said menacingly.

Roxy’s heart raced with fear, but she refused to back down. Her eyes were red as she complained,

“She hit me first, Blake.”

“So you’re saying she was the first to attack a group of people?” Blake asked coldly.

This took Yasmin aback. She didn’t expect him to speak up for her. It was a surprise.

“N-No…” Roxy was pale. She lied, “It’s because she stole my man!”

“And who would that be?”

“Ivan Burke.” He wasn’t around, anyway, so Roxy went wild with her lies. She’d had a crush on Ivan

for the longest time and already thought of him as hers.

Blake’s gaze was mocking. He said bluntly, “Would he be interested in someone like you?”

“What’s wrong with me?”

“You’re obnoxious and arrogant. There’s nothing good about you.”

Roxy was stunned into silence. She had nothing to say in retort.

Yasmin smirked at this. At least Blake knew his cousin well enough-indeed, she was idiot without

any redeeming qualities. There was nothing about her that would make someone fall for her.

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“You’re being so mean, Blake!” Roxy started crying when she couldn’t think of anything to say. Her

eyes were red as she wailed.

Just then, Giselle came over. “What’s happening?”

Her tone was gentle and cajoling. When she saw Roxy crying, she handed the latter some tissues.

“Why are you crying, Roxy?”

Roxy looked like she’d seen her savior. As she sobbed, she said, “Giselle, you have to help

me.”

“What’s going on?”

“This sl ut tried to latch onto Ivan!” Roxy pointed at Yasmin.

At that, Giselle said sternly, “You’re in the wrong here, Roxy. No matter what, you shouldn’t

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have resorted to violence. Apologize to Yasmin.”

Roxy refused. “Are you speaking up for this bi tch as well, Giselle? If not for her father tricking

Blake, how could he have married her?”

Giselle was silent for a moment. Then, she said understandingly, “Let’s not talk about that right now.

Apologize to Yasmin, or I won’t be able to help you if Blake really gets mad.”

“She slapped me twice!”

“Just apologize,” Giselle coaxed.

Only then did Roxy reluctantly turn to Yasmin and snarl, “Sorry!”

Yasmin hadn’t expected her to apologize properly, anyway. She turned to leave.

Blake said, “Are those all the manners you have?”

Yasmin thought he was talking to her and stiffened. She turned back around. Blake’s gaze was on

Roxy. His eyes were devoid of emotion. “If that’s how your father taught you to apologize to

someone, I don’t mind giving you a personal lesson on manners.”

Roxy trembled. All the backbone in the world meant nothing at this moment. She bowed her head

and said to Yasmin, “I’m sorry, Yasmin. I know I was wrong. Please, forgive me.”

Yasmin didn’t expect Blake to make Roxy give in with a simple sentence. She was surprised, but

there was also some other emotion mixed in with it. She knew one thing, though-she couldn’t allow

herself to be moved anymore.

“Since Roxy has already apologized, let’s leave this matter at that, Blake. I’ll take Yasmin to the

hospital to check on her face so that we’re sure there won’t be any scars. What do you think?”

Giselle walked over to Blake, looking like the elegant lady of a household.

Roxy looked at her gratefully. In her eyes, Giselle was the perfect example of a wife and

matriarch.

Yasmin sneered to herself. She could see it now. Giselle was good at putting on an act and even

better at mind games than Yasmin had expected.

Blake was about to say something when Yasmin interjected, “I don’t need to go to a hospital. Just

give me some money to pay for the medical bill.”