Chapter 59

Denise froze—she hadn’t expected the butler to sell her out. Then again, it made sense. He was one of Vivian’s trusted men. Of course, he thought she was eavesdropping. She turned to leave right away, but Vivian had already stormed out the door. Her eyes practically spitting fire. “Oh, look who decided to show up! I didn't even have to come find you—you just walked right in like nothing happened! You shameless little tramp!” Vivian snapped, her voice shrill with rage. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Denise said calmly, turning to walk away. “Stop right there!” Arthur’s voice thundered from inside the house as he stepped out. Trying to stay on Vivian’s good side, he wasn’t going to let Denise off the hook so easily. Smack! Arthur strode over and slapped her hard across the face; the charm he had earlier was gone, replaced with raw fury. “You ungrateful brat! I warned you to stay the hell away from Jason! But you didn’t listen. What are you trying to do—seduce your sister’s fia