Chapter 816 You Are Not Worthy Diana's heart raced as she faced Steven's wrath.
She had always feared his anger, for when he was furious, his laughter took on a chilling, almost wicked edge.
His voice, usually so seductive, now carried an icy undertone. that sent shivers down her spine.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt1/3 She instinctively took a step back, trying to distance herself from his touch, but he was relentless. He advanced, pressing her against the wall with an unyielding force, leaving her with no escape.
Lowering his head, he captured her lips with a possessive bite before whispering into her ear, “Diana, Queenie betrayed me. Do you think I'll treat her the sway as before? Everything she took from me, I will reclaim, piece by piece. I have never been a good man.” Diana was rendered speechless. How could he have the audacity to say such a thing? "Steven, you thought she saved. you and lavished her with the best in the world. Now, you think she deceived you and wants to take everything back. Is your kindness and love for others merely because they saved your life? "What about firefighters? Every single day, they're out there saving thousands of lives." "It's different, Diana," he countered. "That fire wasn't just a fire Chapter 816 You Are Not Worthy She had never delved deeply into why Jeff and Queenie had been there.
2/3 "How do you know it was hing to do there, and my murder? Why did Jeff and Queenie appear there? That day, I had eldest brother was having an open-air barbecue, so I went there," Diana voiced the question that had been gnawing at her.
Steven recalled waking up in the hospital with Jeff and Queenie by his side.
A hint of murderous intent flashed across his gaze. "I woke up in the hospital with Jeff and Queenie right there beside me. Jeff insisted it was Queenie who pulledfrom the flames. At the time, I believed him without question. But then, your grandfather visited me. He toldit was you who savedfrom that inferno. I had to know the truth, so I sent people to dig into it, but all the evidence had been wiped clean. Jeff and Queenie were my best leads. Someone had planned this to kill me, and they almost got away with it. But you were there. You saved my life.
"They exploited the chaos, manipulating Queenie into posing as my savior. They knew full well how much I cherish friendship and loyalty." "Stop it," Diana interrupted with a sncer. "I've been with you for two years, and I don't think you're loyal. Don't use those words to define yourself. You don't deserve them." Steven merely smiled casually, acknowledging her words.
His hand traced her face, his gaze penetrating her slightly flustered eyes. She was still afraid of him. “Dians Chapter 816 You Are Not Worthy irreversible harm to you." Diana recoiled from his gentle tone and pushed him away 3/3 fiercely. "Steven, the damage is done. In this life, I won't forgive you just because you're sorry."
Steven's eyes caught the light with a predatory glint, his face, twisting into an expression that toyed with her like a cat with its prey.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Honey, I will make you forgiveone day." "Don't callthat!" Diana warned coldly. How could he have the nerve to do that?
"Before, you had the audacity to say I was unworthy. Now, I'm throwing those words right back at you, Steven. Are you worthy? No, you are not!" Steven gaped at her.
A surge of anger raged in his chest.
The pain and anger overwhelmed his reason, making him want to strangle her neck.
But as he met her calm gaze, his bravado deflated like a punctured balloon. He remembered how, whe he had hurled those harsh words at her once before, she had crumbled into Icars.