Chapter 14

Julian could hardly believe it. Even after everything, Bianca was still denying it. He stared at her and asked, "So, you're telling me that it only happened once. Is that right?" Caught off guard, Bianca paused, then nodded frantically. "Yes, yes, yes! Only once!" "Jules, please forgive me. I know I was wrong." Her voice cracked with desperation. "I was the victim here! I was drugged. If Nathan never drugged me, I never would have betrayed you." Effortless lies. "Even now, you're still lying! You think I only recorded you doing it once? I recorded everything! There's so much footage that my drive nearly ran out of space." Julian's gaze turned icier by the second. "It happened only once? Lies! All you do is lie!" The fury in his chest boiled over. Julian raised his hand and struck her across the face. The slap rang out like a gunshot. A vivid red mark instantly bloomed on her face. Bianca did not even flinch. She clung to Julian's legs, still crying. "I'm sorry. I really am! Hit