Revenge Wears My Ring novel Chapter 294

Gwyneth ended the call with a sharp click, her fingertip tapping twice against the cold glass of her phone. A flicker of chilly amusement and calculation flashed in her eyes.

Queenie and Winston?

Queenie actually called Winston “darling”?

And what about Julian?

Did he have any idea that the woman he’d put on a pedestal—had even turned his back on himself for—was secretly tangled up with the very man he despised most?

This mess… it was perversely fascinating.

So sordid it was almost sickening, yet wickedly intriguing at the same time.

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Across town, Queenie stared at her phone, confusion and a creeping sense of unease twisting in her chest as the call abruptly cut to a droning dial tone.

Why would someone pick up and then say nothing?

Before she could puzzle it out, the midday news blared from the living room TV, the anchor’s voice crisp and solemn:

“We have breaking news. Fletcher Group shareholder Winston has been arrested by police this morning on charges including embezzlement, abuse of power, and theft of trade secrets. The case is currently under further investigation—”

Boom.

The words hit Queenie like a thunderclap. She froze, eyes widening in shock as all color drained from her face. Her legs gave out beneath her, and her impossibly high heels twisted at a brutal angle.

“Ah!”

She cried out, stumbling backwards and collapsing onto the icy hardwood floor. Pain lanced through her ankle, sharp and immediate—but even that was nothing compared to the sickening churn in her stomach.

A wave of nausea crashed over her so violently she couldn’t fight it. Clutching her mouth, she scrambled to the bathroom, barely making it before she doubled over the toilet, retching dryly, tears and snot streaming down her face. It felt as if her insides might wrench themselves right out of her.

It was a long while before the sickness finally subsided.

Weak and trembling, she raised her head to look in the mirror. Her face was deathly pale, hair a wild tangle, eyes wide with terror and panic—gone was any trace of her usual seductive charm.

Winston… arrested?

How could this happen so suddenly?

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