Chapter 5

Chapter Five

“Did anything you just said make any sense to you at all?” Amber asked with a look of disbelief on her face.

“What part doesn’t make sense to you?” he responded.

She scoffed.

“Are you trying to pretend like you don’t see anything wrong with what you just said? What do you mean by saying you want to use me? How did that sentence even make any sense to you?” Amber retorted, wondering if he was stupid or just pretending to be.

He mentioned that he wanted her to use him for her revenge and that he’d use her as well, and never in her life had she heard a statement that confusing.

“I can see why you would think that, but allow me to explain,” he replied, not wanting her to think he was a weird man. “Don’t ask me how, but I know everything that happened between you and your ex–husband Kayden, and I also know that you want nothing more than to have your revenge. Now, as someone who sympathizes with you, I want to help you get your revenge,” he explained, and her brow furrowed in confusion.

“Let me get this, Mr. Romero. You’re saying that you sympathize with me, and you wish to help me gel revenge? Me?” Amber inquired, trying to make sense of his words.

“That is exactly it, Miss Grey. I’m someone who likes to be straightforward, so I’m going to be very direct with you. I understand that you feel a certain way about your sister and ex–husband getting married, and I would like to help you get rid of the anger you have in you, but of course, I also have my reasons for wanting to help you,” he explained, and strangely, Amber was starting to find this conversation interesting.

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She became curious to understand the thought process behind why he thought she could be of any to him, and she also wanted to understand why he even intended to help her get revenge on Kayden.

“I’m going to be honest with you; the more you say things, the more confused I get. I mean, I have an

idea, but I’m curious to understand where you’re getting at. Don’t get me wrong, though; this doesn’t

mean I have any interest in going along with whatever crazy idea you have, but I do want to hear you

out,” she replied.

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“That is understandable, Miss Grey. I’m just telling you directly that I would like to help you get your revenge on Kayden and Marlene; that is, of course, if you’d like me to help.”

“And why do you think that I want revenge on them? What made you think that I’d be interested in

getting back at them?” Amber asked.

He sighed. “I’m not someb*dy who makes such moves without properly investigating the people involved, and knowing the kind of person you are, I think it’s most likely that you’d want to get your revenge. I’m just offering you a perfect opportunity to do just that,” he responded, and Amber could tell by

his tone that he was confident.

“Hmm, interesting. What if I don’t want to? What if I’d just prefer to move on with my life?” Amber

questioned.

“No offense, Miss Grey, but if you had any intentions of just moving on with your life and pretending like nothing happened, you wouldn’t have foolishly come here,” he replied.

Amber initially wanted to be offended that he had indirectly called her foolish, but knowing that he

had a point, she decided not to be.

“Listen, I know my approach is quite unusual, and it’s understandable if it makes you uncomfortable,

but I can assure you that I don’t mean any harm, and I’m just offering a way for both of us to help

each other,” he added.

“And how would I be of help to you? Why would you want to help me take revenge on Kayden?” Amb

asked.

“I have scores to settle with your ex–husband, Amber, and I intend to use you to settle those scores.

To put it more bluntly, your anger towards Kayden is beneficial to me, and as the saying goes,

there’s nothing more dangerous than a scornful woman,” he responded, and Amber didn’t know when

let out a dry, bitter laugh.

She may not have been offended when he called her foolish earlier, but it certainly did not feel good

to hear him refer to her as a scornful woman. It felt as though he just stepped on the last bit of

pride she had left.

“You know, we just met today, and you’ve already referred to me as a foolish person and a scornful woman. Don’t you think your use of words is a little extreme?” she complained.

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“I’m sorry if my words offended you, but I’m just trying to be as honest as possible because I don’t like to beat around the bush. Kayden is a thorn in my flesh, and there is nothing that I want more than to get rid of him. I also know that you would like to get back at him for what he did to you, which is why I want you to accept my offer,” he explained.

Amber could tell that his tone changed when he mentioned Kayden’s name, and that confirmed to he that he and Kayden must not get along because he sounded pissed just by mentioning his name.

She wasn’t surprised that Kayden had many enemies because he was not exactly the best at making friends and being polite. She was also curious to know why Richard disliked him so much and what he could have done to get him to hate him to the point where he approached his ex–wife for a revenge collaboration.

“So, are we going to be like a Kayden Black hate club or something?” Amber questioned, and he chuckled, showing off a smile for the first time since she met him.

‘Oh, the man is gorgeous!” she thought to herself, as his strong facial features almost made her forget that she was still an angry, bitter divorcee.

“Hate club? I don’t think so. I’d like to think we’d just be two people putting an undeserving bastard in his place,” he responded, and she almost chuckled at how silly his response was.

“I can understand why I’d want revenge, but how can I decide to work with you when your reason still isn’t clear?” Amber pointed out.

“Kayden and I are rivals, Miss Grey. We’re both in the same line of work, and that gives me more than enough reason to have a problem with him. I’ll admit, though, that I do have a specific reason why I suddenly want to get rid of him, but for confidentiality reasons, I can only give you the full details if you agree to my request,” he explained, and she couldn’t argue with that since it was understandable.

“So, let’s say I agree to your request. How exactly are you going to help me get revenge?” Amber asked.

“First things first, we’d get married,” he responded, and that had to be the most unexpected response she had ever received to a question.

She was not expecting him to suddenly mention anything about marriage, especially since he knew that

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she only recently got divorced and the last thing she’d be interested in was getting married again.

“Was that a joke?” she asked, hoping that it was.

“I don’t make súch expensive jokes, Miss Grey. I know you were not expecting that reply, but hear me out. There is a lot I can’t explain right now, but if you agree to partner up with me, you and I will

get married first, which would be my first step in helping you. I am a man with an impeccable reputation and, status–wise, I am superior to Kayden. Wouldn’t marrying me also make you superior to him and your family?” he responded, and Amber was shocked.

She was still and quiet for a while because she didn’t know how to respond to that. True to his

words, he was superior to Kayden in both looks and status, and marrying a man like him would put her

way up there on the social ladder.

Richard was a freaking billionaire, a man who looked and smelled like money, and having such a man as

her husband would make her an object of pure envy. Now, as good as that sounded, she wasn’t

interested in being on top of the social ladder.

She had never liked to be the center of attention, and she didn’t think she could deal with always

being in the public eye.

“Is that superiority going to help me ruin the people who betrayed me?” she retorted.

“What do you think, Amber? Is there anything you can do to get back at them in your current state?

Won’t marrying me make you powerful enough to pull them down?”

“Fair enough,” she responded, understanding where he was coming from.

“I won’t pressure you into accepting my request because I know it’s a difficult decision. I’ll give you time to think things over, and when you finally make up your mind, kindly let me know, and we’ll proceed immediately,” he said, handing her his business card, and she simply stared at it.

She wanted revenge against Kayden and Marlene, but just like Richard had said, there was nothing sh could do on her own, and he was currently the only way available to achieve what she wanted. Now th question was: can she marry a stranger who regards her as nothing but a spiteful ex–wife?