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Chapter 219 - 219/You don't know the truth

Chapter 219

Stephanie's POV

I slammed the phone shut without giving him another second to respond. A sudden surge of victorious heat coursed through my veins, as if months of suffocating pressure had evaporated from my chest in a single instant. Pushing myself out of bed, I dressed quickly and blew my hair dry, savoring the loud, obnoxious hum of the hairdryer as it drove away the remaining traces of fear.

Suddenly, the bedroom door swung open. My face hardened as the maid slipped inside, quietly clicking the door shut behind her with a sinister calm. She strolled toward me with slow, calculated steps, stopping just a few inches away before whispering with sickening confidence:

"Your time is up today, Stephanie... Are you giving me the key, or do I go tell Mr. Alexander?"

I locked my eyes on her face for a moment, my lips slowly stretching into a dark, mocking smile she had never seen on me before.

"Go ahead. Tell him."

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