Chapter 20

The words "assaulter" cut through Nelson like a blade. The color drained from his face. His throat bobbed as he swallowed, and he was almost pleading as he said, "Don't say that. I'm begging you… Natalie, I'm sorry. I'll spend the rest of my life making it up to you." "Making it up?" Natalie let out a bitter, scornful laugh. "Do you even remember what you said that night?" Nelson froze. "You violated me, then called your so-called friends over for a party. You insulted me with the filthiest, most degrading words. You said just thinking about how you had touched me made you feel sick. That's exactly how it feels for me now. "You recorded intimate videos of me and said you'd release them to the public on the day I lost my inheritance just to destroy me completely. "You helped Zia fabricate evidence and sent her to the Shaw residence to steal everything that was mine, including my parents, my identity, and everything I had worked for. You even planned to send me to prison. "And w