Karma Doesn’t Sleep: The Revenge Queen Rises novel Chapter 229

Amelia pulled on her clothes in record time, ran a brush through her damp hair, and hurried out of the bathroom.

She stopped short when she saw Ryan on the couch, sitting there like he’d been carved from stone, lost in his own world. He didn’t look up right away, but when he finally did, his eyes landed on her with this heavy intensity that made her heart skip.

“Mr. Packman, I know I’m late, but I can explain.” She tried to keep her voice steady. “Someone from your company—a former employee named Liliana—tricked me into the restroom and locked me in. I had to break the door to get out.” She held up her sore hands, the skin red and rough. Proof enough.

Ryan’s eyes narrowed, a cold edge flickering there.

He stayed silent, just staring, and the longer he said nothing, the more nervous she got. It was like he wasn’t even listening.

She took a step closer. “Mr. Packman, I—”

He interrupted her, his voice low and even, saying her name like it meant something more.

“Amelia.” He drew it out, every syllable weighted with years. “It’s been a long time.”

She froze. For a second, she couldn’t find her voice, then she managed a soft, “Yeah. It really has.”

That quick run-in in the car earlier didn’t count. She’d tried to avoid him, and he probably hadn’t even recognized her. If she was being honest, it had been seven years.

Suddenly, Ryan stood and walked toward her.

He was even taller than she remembered, his presence filling the room until she instinctively backed up, stopping only when her back hit the wall. Nowhere left to go.

Ryan was taller than Clive, more intense too. He stood over her, and she was surrounded by the scent of him—like winter incense mixed with a hint of tobacco, cold and sharp and unmistakably him.

He was way too close.

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