Chapter 1307:
Catherine’s expression didn’t waver. She stared at Gillian, unmoved by her tears or frantic begging.
She said, “Whatever troubles your family is going through now are all your own doing. When you and Niko schemed to harm me, you should have known there would be consequences.”
Gillian lifted her head, her voice dripping with resentment. “Catherine, are you really this heartless? I’ve humiliated myself by begging you, but you remain unmoved. What, do I have to beg on my knees for you to help me?”
Catherine’s lips curved into a cold smile as she tilted her head. “Go ahead, then. Kneel.”
Gillian’s face froze, her breath catching.
She gaped at Catherine, stunned.
She had suggested the idea casually, never expecting Catherine to actually ask her to do that.
Was Catherine being serious about this?
Catherine raised an eyebrow, her tone mocking as she said, “You said kneeling might change my mind, didn’t you? So, what’s stopping you? Get to it.”
Gillian’s eyes stayed locked on Catherine. Then, with a sudden clench of her jaw, she made up her mind. “Fine, Catherine. If you want me to kneel so badly, I’ll do it!”
She quickly dropped to her knees before Catherine, the sound of the impact echoing in the air.
Belinda couldn’t suppress a faint smirk as she watched the scene unfold.
Gillian sure knew when to cave.
Kneeling, Gillian looked up at Catherine with pleading eyes.
“Catherine, I’m begging you—please let this go just this once, okay? I swear, I’ll never cross you again. I’ll keep my distance from now on, I promise.”
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Catherine gazed down at her, a hint of disdain in her expression, her lips curling into a frosty smile.
“Not a chance.”
“What?” Gillian exclaimed, fury flashing in her eyes as she looked at Catherine.
That was the last straw. She scrambled to her feet, jabbing a shaking finger at Catherine.
“You’re such a fake, Catherine! You call me a bad friend, but what about you? You’ve never been honest with me! Your family is not just some regular family, is it? You are from a powerful family, and you hid this from me the whole time! You’ve been lying to me!”
After everything that had gone down, Gillian had finally pieced it together—Catherine’s family was far from ordinary.
If she had known from the start that Catherine came from a powerful family, she never would’ve teamed up with Niko.
Catherine let out a sharp, humorless laugh.
Her face stayed composed as she met Gillian’s glare.
“Whatever my family’s situation is, that’s my personal business. I get to decide what I share and what I don’t. If you think keeping my privacy means I am not a real friend, then there’s nothing left for me to say. We will no longer have anything to do with each other from now on anyway.”
