Chapter 786

Giselle was certain that Chris hadn't followed her to Valanthea just for a confrontation; he was there to drag her back. And the only reason he had yet to execute his plan was simply that he hadn't raked in enough cash. Or perhaps, he hadn't found the best moment to strike. If he could be ruthless enough to get his former accomplice, Anne, thrown into prison, what else wouldn't he do? Perhaps he'd already laid a trap for Donovan when they weren't looking, so now all he had to do was wait for Donovan to walk right into it. The longer Giselle thought about it, the worse she felt. At this point, she felt as though she was seconds away from asphyxiating. She stared Chris down and said, "We've had six months' worth of 'peace' between us, so we're even. We were never from the same world, and nothing would've come out of our 'relationship.' Your best option right now is to leave quietly before Donovan finds out. Leave as fast as you can. "There'll be nothing between us. It would be a