Exposed (Empire High Book 7) by Ivy Smoak
Author:Ivy Smoak [Smoak, Ivy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Loft Troll Ink
Published: 2023-04-12T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter 25
Tuesday
Matt
I had Brooklynâs ring back. It looked even better than it originally had. That jeweler was a genius. And heâd somehow even predicted that Iâd only need this ring.
I only had one more stop to make before I headed over to Jamesâ for some prom planning. I pulled up outside the restaurant Poppy had picked out.
Mr. Pruitt had done what heâd promised. Poppy had texted me earlier today telling me she was ready to sign the papers. Sheâd be out of my life. For good.
I walked into the restaurant and spotted Poppy chatting to someone with a camera. When she saw me, she immediately stepped away from the guy she was talking to and ushered me over to a table.
âWhat is that about?â
âTo capture our break up, of course.â
âWeâre not breaking up. We were never together.â
âWhatever you say, sugar tits. I canât believe you ratted me out to Uncle Richard. But I guess it all worked out because he was very impressed by my blackmailing you.â
He would be impressed by that.
âHere.â She handed me the contract. âItâs all signed. You donât have to make a scene and check it or anything.â
The way she said it would have made me check it, if I wasnât planning to already. I skipped to where my signature already was. Hers was scrawled beside mine. This was binding. If I knew anything about her, it was that she honored contracts.
A waiter stopped by. I was just about to tell him I wouldnât be staying, but Poppy cut me off. âWeâll have two glasses of whatever stains the most.â
âUmâ¦stains?â the waiter asked and looked at me.
I had no idea what she was talking about.
âRed wine will do,â Poppy said. âBut make it expensive. Heâs paying.â
The waiter shrugged and walked away.
âPoppy, I told you Iâm not having dinner with you. I have plans.â
âItâs just drinks. Besides, we can still tear the contract up, if you want. I think we could really do great things together, Matthew. Expand the business. Iâve always wanted to do more internationally. And with our skills combined? Weâd be unstoppable.â
Now she wanted to break international laws? I wasnât interested in any of it. âIâm in love with Brooklyn.â
She sighed. âHow utterly predictable. Are you at least going to thank me?â
âFor what?â
âI told you, I did it for you. Partially. I rather enjoyed myself.â
âI have no idea what youâre talking about, Poppy.â
âThe car bomb.â
I lowered my eyebrows at her. âWhat?â
âDonât look at me like that. Iâm not talking about the one that killed Brooklynâs husband. Although, youâd probably be thanking me for that too if I was responsible. Since youâre in love with her and now sheâs single again. But no, that wasnât my doing. Iâm talking about the retaliation. The Locatellis killed a member of my family. So I blew up the Locatelli heir.â She made an exploding gesture, showing just how expendable she thought a human life was. âI thought youâd be pleased with me.â
âWhat about our contracts makes you think that Iâd be pleased about you murdering anyone?â
She shrugged.
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