Chapter 1243

My anger flared. He had been with John the whole time, waiting for my call, but why was his phone being turned off? That was just a tactic to wear down my patience. Fury surged through me once more. So when Bruce finally answered, speaking calmly to insist that this wasn't his doing, I lost it. I shouted, my voice raw with rage, "Do you take me for a three-year-old? Do you still think I'm that naive fool from two years ago? "Bruce, what exactly did I do to deserve this? Why are you doing this to me? Just to make Cindy happy? Do you think that's fair? "I told you before—we were over a long time ago. You refused to return my diamond bracelet, forcing me to reach out again and again. How does that suddenly become me 'clinging to you' or 'seducing you'? "I'm a person, not a toy, and certainly not some obedient little pet you can summon or dismiss. Have you been a capitalist for so long that you've forgotten people have dignity? "That we're not just tools and playthings for your amu