Chapter 30
Chapter 30
At his words, Mr. Griffin’s smile faded as he took in the scene. He caught Jensen’s warning glance and quickly plastered the smile back on, his tone becoming almost sycophantic. Jensen, what’s your take on this p>
Jensen’s expression was unreadable. He toyed with the watch on his wrist and gave a slight, indifferent laugh. “What do you think p>
Mr. Griffin understood immediately. He clapped his hands and called over an attendant. “Get security. Please escort Mr. Forrester out p>
Benjamin’s face fell. *How did this pretty boy know someone from the Griffin family? Was he not just some ordinary person? But his clothes, his entire demeanor, screamed broke p>
Rebekah was also taken aback. Mr. Griffin and Jensen were friends? How could Jensen be friends with a scion of one of The Capital’s most established families? They spoke with a familiarity that suggested years of acquaintance, yet Mr. Griffin’s deference to Jensen was strange. He seemed to be taking orders from him. Why?
“Hey, you can’t kick us out,” Candice piped up, her hands on her hips. “Do you know who I am? I’m the principal dancer p>
Her protest was cut short by the arrival of two imposing security guards. She fell silent immediately.
Faced with such a spectacle, Benjamin’s expression turned glacial. “So you have one powerful friend. Do you think that gives you the right to do whatever you want p>
Jensen simply watched him, a lazy, unbothered smile on his lips.
Seeing this, Benjamin’s eyes grew so cold they seemed to be forged from ice. He turned his glare on Rebekah. “Is this the kind of trash you prefer? Rebekah, are you that desperate for a man? You can’t even wait for the divorce to be final before finding your next one? Even if you were going to replace me, couldn’t you have found someone better p>
As the words left his mouth, a chilling fury rose in Jensen’s eyes. His gaze darkened, filled with a crushing pressure. He stepped in front of Rebekah, shielding her from view, his brow clouded with menace. “You p>
Benjamin ignored him, his eyes still locked on Rebekah. “Rebekah, without my family, you are nothing. Can he afford to keep you p>
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*Nothing?* The man who had crippled her had the audacity to call her that?
Rebekah pushed past Jensen to face him, but Benjamin grabbed her wrist, his grip like a vise. He ground his thumb into the barely healed scar, sending sharp jolts of pain through her. Rebekah’s frown deepened.
“You’re so greedy for status. Do you really think you can settle for a life with some nobody? Don’t be naive. An ordinary man can’t give you the life you crave.” His voice was laced with ice, his handsome features contorted with cold fury. “Rebekah, besides me, who else can satisfy you p>
His words were like daggers, piercing her straight through the heart. Rebekah looked up, her eyes wide with disbelief. “In your mind, I’m just a gold digger p>
“What else?” Benjamin laughed, releasing her wrist only to caress her cheek. “If you’re not, why did you stay as the Fletchers’ adopted daughter for so long, clinging to a title that belonged to Candice p>
“If you’re not, why did you break off your engagement and marry into my family right after p>
His accusations made Rebekah want to laugh. So this was what he had always thought of her. All her years of devotion, all her sacrifices, were nothing more than greed in his eyes.
She took a shaky breath, biting back the bitterness. “Fine. I’m a gold digger. But even if I am, I would never stoop so low as to covet anything from the Forrester family. Are you satisfied now? Can you leave p>
Her voice was quiet, almost a whisper, but it landed like a hammer blow on Benjamin’s chest. He frowned, staring at her intently. After a long moment, he scoffed. “Is there any point in playing these games with me p>
He had spoiled her too much. Spoiled her into thinking she could provoke him with these childish taunts. In the end, it was all because she couldn’t let him go, wasn’t it?