Chapter 712



Kallie glared at the elevator doors, a sneer curling her lip. Cara wasn’t even bothering to pretend anymore.

Cara kept pushing and pushing, and Kallie was done with playing nice.

Outside, Cara was screaming demands to have the elevator doors opened.

It didn’t take long. Within ten minutes, the elevator was fixed, confirming Kallie’s suspicions. The elevator mishap had been orchestrated by Cara.

Just as the elevator doors slid open, Kallie dramatically clutched her forehead, feigning a dizzy spell.

Jake instinctively reached out to steady her. “Are you alright?” he asked, a worried frown creasing his brow.

Kallie leaned into Jake, relishing the sight of Cara’s face morphing from shock to fury. Her spirits soared.

Kallie suppressed a triumphant smirk, resisting the urge to provoke Cara further, and straightened up, removing Jake’s arms from around her. “I’m fine,” she announced.

Jake realized Kallie was deliberately using him to provoke Cara. He found Kallie’s little act rather entertaining.

“Miss Morgan.” Kallie met Cara’s furious gaze head-on as she strode toward her. “I am still alive and breathing. I didn’t even catch a cold. It’s not exactly freezing in here with two people, is it?”

Cara’s voice dripped with venom as she clenched her fists. “I knew it! You’re a manipulative bitch, trying to sink your claws into every man you meet! You’re utterly shameless!”

Kallie let out a chilling laugh, her hand covering her mouth but her eyes icy cold. Leaning closer, she whispered, “I used to tolerate you for Clayton’s sake. But now that you’ve tried to kill me, I have to fight back.”

Fear flickered in Cara’s eyes, but she remained defiant. “You brought this upon yourself! You kept throwing yourself at Jake, flaunting yourself in front of him. I felt threatened, so I had to get rid of you. You deserved it!”

Kallie clicked her tongue disapprovingly. “You’re married to him, and you even have a child together. Your relationship should be rock solid. I can’t understand why you’d feel threatened by an ex like me. Unless…”

Kallie’s eyes narrowed. “Unless you used some underhanded tactics to snag him, and now you’re terrified he’ll dump you?”

“Shut up!” Cara shrieked.

Kallie’s words hit their mark, shattering Cara’s composure.

Cara shoved Kallie hard, her hand raised to strike.

But Jake reacted swiftly, catching Cara’s wrist before she could make contact.

Cara glared at Jake, her eyes a mixture of shock, betrayal, and fury. She spat, “Jake! Don’t tell me you’re falling for this woman! She’s…”

Cara abruptly stopped mid-sentence, a new thought seeming to occur to her. She continued to eye Kallie with suspicion.

Kallie had had enough. All she cared about now was seeing her kids. She shot Cara a look of contempt and turned to leave.

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