Shattered Rose He Held On Tight novel Chapter 18

Chapter 18 The Best Revenge Hotline.

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The moment the calls connected, the tirades began–an endless stream of insults, each more cutting than the last: “Blind as a bat, disgrace to the family, unfilial, heartless…” Not a single word repeated, and not a shred of dignity left.

Blocking unknown numbers didn’t work. Turning off the phone didn’t work. Switching to backup numbers didn’t work either.

Whoever was behind it clearly had hackers covering their bases.

And because the voices were so loud, others at the dinner party could faintly hear the words. People turned to stare, expressions twisted with barely hidden amusement. It was a humiliation the Lancasters had never experienced before.

The couple fled the hall in disgrace, Wilson’s famed composure shattered. For once in his life, even he cursed aloud before smashing his phone to pieces.

At the hospital, Lydia nearly fainted when the insults poured in: “Mistress, fake daughter, usurper, slut, unworthy of the world stage…” Her breath came short, and she actually spat up blood. Through the line came the sound of Zane and Jasper frantically pressing the emergency bell.

As for Quade, he lasted less than two minutes before the barrage drove him into a frenzy. He fought back with curses of his own, the exchange raging for half an hour. But outmatched, he ended up smashing the custom phone Lydia had given him.

At the end of the recording came the cheerful voice of one of the hired callers: “Boss, don’t worry. Unless they stop using their phones entirely, we’ll keep on them like ghosts. We’ve calculated it exactly–two days, twenty–three hours, and five minutes left.”

Professional to the core. Not only background checks, but timed billing down to the minute.

Claudia was stunned. In her entire life, she’d never heard such creative, vicious insults.

She had learned something new.

If an hour of this was enough to make them crumble, the next three days promised to be delightful.

Even Clint, who had originally dismissed the whole scheme as childish, changed his mind after hearing the recordings. Juvenile or not, the move was devastating.

He tried to imagine being hounded like that, cursed day and night, and even he felt his blood boil.

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As he reported back with a grin, he even wondered whether he should order a “cursing package” for the Romero elders themselves. Mr. Romero preferred physical methods, but this psychological strike was brutally effective.

Claudia’s eyes sparkled as she turned to the calm man shutting off the recording. She had only joked, never expecting him to actually carry it out.

The results were stunning. She felt a satisfaction she hadn’t tasted in years.

Who enjoyed being cursed out of nowhere? Yet for her, that had been the norm for over a decade.

Why hadn’t she thought of this brilliant method of revenge before?

“Boss, you’re amazing. Truly amazing. Whatever you want–if I can do it, I will.”

Sterling looked at her rare moment of fawning with a hint of laughter. Still, for the sake of his wounds, he pushed her back with a finger to her forehead.

She’d tried to massage him earlier and only managed to press every bruise he had.

But watching her beam at him, radiant and unguarded, he couldn’t bring himself to care.

“The best thing you can do for me right now is stay away.”

“Got it!” Claudia bounded three feet back.

Sterling frowned. Why did her distance irritate him now?

“Forget it. Come over and change my bandages.”

“Yes, sir!”

As she worked, her fingers lingered, and when she took the chance to sneak a touch over his abs, he caught her red–handed. To appease him, she grudgingly gave up her room.

All night, Claudia was ordered around by Sterling, but her lips curved the entire time.

For the first time in her life, someone had openly fought back on her behalf.

Even if it was just because Sterling himself had been annoyed at the calls, even if it was only a convenient outlet, she didn’t care.

She was happy.

After all, this was her ten–million benefactor.

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That night, curled up on the small sofa, Claudia drifted into dreams with a smile on her face.

Sterling, however, lay awake, restless.

The delicate scent lingering in the air, the too–soft bed beneath him, the oversized plush toy propped beside him, the clean floral sheets–all reminders that he was in a woman’s room.

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