Chapter 36

Leslie stared at Broderick, her tone calm and deliberate. "Broderick, the truth is... the Green family sent me here to spy on you. They want me to be their insider, steal your business secrets. They've already teamed up with Reginald. That's their plan." Before she could say more, his hand was suddenly around her neck. But Leslie... she actually smiled. Softly. Sweetly. It hurt, yeah. Breathing got hard. But deep down, she believed he wouldn't really hurt her. And if he did? Maybe that was fair. She caused his death in their last life. Offering her life now didn't feel like too big a price. But she'd be lying if she said she didn't care. After coming all this way back to him, she wasn't ready to let go so easily. She couldn't just leave Broderick alone to face all those monsters. Broderick stared at her like she was speaking in riddles. Like he couldn't wrap his head around what she said. Yet there Leslie was, still and calm, not even trying to fight back. He let go. Five finger marks