Lacey stared at Derek like he was a lunatic.
"I always thought you were a psycho back in the day. Turns out, after all these years, you haven't recovered one bit?"
Derek: "..."
"Enough of this nonsense. Hurry up and sign the papers."
Staying here for even one more second made her feel like her own IQ was dropping, especially her judgment on who was crazy and who wasn't!
Derek: "End it with Elliot, and I'll sign right now!"
He spoke through gritted teeth, emphasizing every word.
Despite Lacey's obvious impatience, Derek firmly believed she was just taking her revenge on him.
He refused to believe a single word coming out of her mouth right now!
Lacey crossed her arms over her chest.
Derek: "Stop taking revenge on me, and we can be good from now on, okay?"
Lacey: "Bullshit! Who wants to be with you..."
"Adelle is in the basement. You can do whatever you want with her!" Derek cut her off abruptly.
Hearing the phrase 'do whatever you want,' the mocking smirk on Lacey's lips deepened.
"Derek, do you have any idea how much of a joke you sound like right now?"
"You probably told Adelle the exact same thing back then, didn't you? That she could do whatever she wanted with us!"
When men turned ruthless, they were truly disgusting sometimes.
Especially someone like Derek!
Derek's breath caught in his throat. "You..."
Lacey: "Me getting revenge on you? You're thinking way too highly of yourself. Just sign the damn papers already. I'm in a rush to grab dinner with my husband."
"If you don't dump Elliot, I won't sign!"
"Oh? You're really going to force me to do this the hard way, huh...?"
Hearing Derek's refusal to sign, she wondered who he thought he was. Who could he possibly threaten right now?
Lacey didn't give a damn about his demands.
She simply shot a look at the men behind her. Seeing that Lacey was ready to use force, Derek's men immediately took an aggressive step forward.
The tension in the room skyrocketed!
Derek: "Lacey, you're just as domineering as you used to be. Do you know why you were so unlikable in the past?"
Lacey: "As if I need you to like me!"
Unlikable? Who cared about being liked by a scumbag like him? Was his affection supposed to be valuable?!
Derek's breathing grew even heavier.
Lacey: "What are you all staring at..."
"Sir!"
Just as Lacey was about to give the order, Leroy took a phone call and hurried forward.
"Barnaby, who works for Mr. Miguel, is here. He says it's regarding Ms. Susanna!"
The mention of 'Ms. Susanna' made Derek's breath hitch!
He looked at Lacey. "We still have Susie, Lacey..."
"Shut your mouth. Susie isn't yours."
"Let Barnaby in!" Lacey snapped impatiently.
She had absolutely zero interest in wasting time on Derek's delusions. He was annoying her to death.
Barnaby walked in and saw both Derek and Lacey present.
Taking in the tense atmosphere, Barnaby knew things were serious.
Derek: "What do you want, Barnaby?"
Even though he was Hull's man and the one protecting Susanna, Derek definitely didn't like him!
Because Barnaby's mouth was incredibly toxic...!!!
Thinking about how Barnaby
provoked him every time he went looking for Susanna made Derek
physically uncomfortable just seeing him.
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Barnaby: "Susanna said there's no need for a DNA test. Even if the report says she's yours, she still won't be!"
"What you urgently need to do right now is go to the hospital and check if you're actually infertile!"
Hearing Barnaby's words, she felt a sharp twitch in her brow!
"Exactly. Adelle gave birth to three kids and none of them are yours Why haven't you thought about going to the hospital to check if there's something wrong with your own body?"
Barnaby: "You don't even have to go to the hospital. If you think it's embarrassing, you can just h
doctor come to the house