The Ex-con Queen Strikes Back novel Chapter 172

Chapter 172

Victor still wouldn’t budge. “This is way too dangerous. I can’t just stand by and watch you take such a risk.”

Skylar softened her voice and coaxed, “Victor, if we succeed, we can settle everything once and for all. We won’t have to be constantly on edge about these things anymore.”

Skylar looked at. Victor and said with

a

suring smile, “I promise I’ll take good care of myself. Besides, don’t I have you to watch my back?”

Skylar smiled and linked her arm through

After Skylar’s persistent coaxing,

Victor You’ll protect

me, won’t you, Victor?”

me beforehand.”

y gave a reluctant nod, grim

He was most afraid that Skylar would go behind his back and act alone. If s

ced. He said firmly, “Whatever you decide to do, you absolutely have to inform

got into trouble, he might not be able to help her in time.

Cattery

Skylar raised her hand in a solemn vow and declared, “I swear, Victor, no

Reassured by Skylar’s promise, Victor finally relaxed.

what I do, you’ll be the first to know.”

Joanne grudgingly made a trip to the police station to bail Curtis out of jail.

Once they got in the car, Joanne kept mocking Curtis. “And you call yourself impressive?

You

couldn’t even handle one woman. She got you arrested?

“All you ever do is talk big in front of me. I can’t count on you at all.”

Curtis and Joanne had been inseparable since childhood, practically joined at the hip.

Curtis, fed up, raised his voice and cut her off. “Enough! Will you ever stop? You’re even worse than my old man with all that yapping!”

“Can’t even take criticism when you’re so useless,” Joanne scoffed, pursing her lips. “If you can’t win her over, forget about that car I promised you,

deal’s off. And our little bet? That’s off the table too.”

That car wasn’t cheap. Curtis had pleaded with his father for ages, but he still wouldn’t budge.

Now that someone was actually offering to buy it for him, there was no way Curtis would let this golden opportunity slip away.

If he won the bet, Joanne would be at his beck and call.

There was no way he was going to let a golden opportunity like this slip through his fingers.

Curtis urgently grabbed her hand and pleaded, “For heaven’s sake, it hasn’t even been that long, you’ve got

to give

me some time!”

Joanne yanked her hand away in annoyance. “Three more days, hurry up! I can’t stand seeing her cling to Caden any longer.”

“Alright then, just wait for my good news.”

As Skylar was rehearsing with the actors, a staff member burst in, looking excited. “Ms. Lambert, someone’s here to see you!”

Skylar looked up. “Who?”

The staff member shook their head. “No idea who it is, but someone showed up with a truckload of roses, just said they’re here for you.”

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