The Billionaire's Sudden Bride novel Chapter 133

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The Billionaire’s Sudden Bride

Chapter 133

Summer’s POV

“Why not?” I said.

“You’re saying you don’t mind going to Victoria and Alexander’s wedding?” Anna’s voice dripped with disbelief as she leaned across the small café table. “The guy was your fiancé! Don’t you hate them? Don’t you want him back?”

I stared into my lime water, watching the slice bob up and down.

“Honestly? No,” I replied, meeting her gaze. “I’ve realized Victoria and Alexander actually deserve each other.”

Anna’s nails tapped against the marble tabletop, her scars standing out starkly against her pale complexion–two angry red lines that would never fade.

“I don’t get you,” she said. “How can you be so… calm about this?”

A flicker of surprise crossed my face before I settled into something more serene. What I didn’t say was that I’d found someone infinitely better. Brandon had shown me what it meant to be truly loved.

“Well, well, look who it is.”

I turned to find Ruby standing there, arms crossed, Scarlett slightly behind her.

“Huh, seems like you didn’t learn your lesson, Anna. Looking to cause more trouble?” Ruby’s tone could have frozen hell itself.

Anna tensed. “What’s that supposed to mean, Ruby?”

“Oh, I think you know exactly what I mean.” Ruby stepped closer. “If you try anything against Summer again, I’ll be the first in line to make you regret it.”

“Whoa, Ruby, stop!” I jumped in, grabbing her arm. “Anna’s not doing anything wrong. We literally just bumped into each other and started talking.”

I shot Scarlett a desperate look, silently pleading for backup.

“Come on, Ruby, Scarlett said smoothly. “Look at us–three against one. What could she possibly do? Besides, weren’t we supposed to be shopping today?”

Ruby hesitated but finally relented with an eye roll.

I turned back to Anna. “Miss Watson, I think we’ve said everything that needs saying. From my perspective, we’re even. Whatever’s going off between you and Victoria has nothing to do with me.”

Anna didn’t respond, just stared down at her cup. As we walked away I glanced back. She remained frozen in place, only moving when her phone rang–presumably her mother.

Outside the coffee shop.

“I can’t believe you were actually sitting there having coffee with Anna Watson!” Ruby exclaimed as we strolled through the shopping center. “After what she did to you? Have you forgotten about the snake?”

Ruby,” I sighed, “sometimes it’s better to just… Jet things go.”

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“Let things go?” Ruby stopped walking. “Summer, that girl tried to kill you!”

“She didn’t, though, I corrected. She admitted she arranged to have me locked in the bathroom, but claims she had no idea about

the snake.”

Both Ruby and Scarlett stared at me in shock.

“Wait, she actually told you that?” Scarlett asked,

I nodded. “Yeah. And honestly? I believe her. She seemed genuinely horrified about the snake part. Plus, I think something happened between her and Victoria.”

Ruby snorted. “Of course something happened. You didn’t see what went down after Brandon took you to the hospital that night.”

My interest piqued immediately. “What do you mean?

Ruby and Scarlett exchanged a loaded glance.

“We saw Brandon had his people took Anna away through the security camera.” Ruby explained. “And Victoria? That bitch didn’t lift a finger. Just pretended she didn’t even know Anna, watched her get dragged off without saying a word.”

I processed this information, my mind fixating on Anna’s scars. “Wait, so after I passed out, Anna was… taken somewhere? Those scars on her face–did Brandon have something to do with that?”