Chapter 286

Donovan had never cared much about Giselle's resistance and mockery, but after he heard those words, something inside him snapped. "Gideon outclasses me?" he asked in a low, heavy voice. In his eyes, he had always looked down on Gideon. He considered him nothing more than an insignificant little pretty boy who only had the nerve to act arrogant because of Ethan's backing—a sleazy scoundrel at heart. Donovan disdained the very idea of comparing himself to him, as doing so would only cheapen himself… Yet here Giselle was, telling him that this second-rate pretty boy had somehow outclassed him. Seeing how rattled he was, Giselle sharpened her taunts. "That's right. He's younger, gentler, and more considerate than you. He's also more loyal, too. Oh, and let's not forget, he's even a centimeter taller. Everything you have, he has. And everything you lack? He's got that too. "He doesn't yank my hair or slap me, humiliate me with cruel words, and come with a whole circus of toxic relativ