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 Brooklyn’s ring back. It looked even better than it originally had. That jeweler was a genius. And he’d somehow even predicted that I’d only need this ring.

I only had one more stop to make before I headed over to James’ for some prom planning. I pulled up outside the restaurant Poppy had picked out.

Mr. Pruitt had done what he’d promised. Poppy had texted me earlier today telling me she was ready to sign the papers. She’d 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.

“What is that about?”

“To capture our break up, of course.”

“We’re not breaking up. We were never together.”

“Whatever you say, sugar tits. I can’t believe you ratted me out to Uncle Richard. But I guess it all worked out because he was very impressed by my blackmailing you.”

He would be impressed by that.

“Here.” She handed me the contract. “It’s all signed. You don’t have to make a scene and check it or anything.”

The way she said it would have made me check it, if I wasn’t 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 wouldn’t be staying, but Poppy cut me off. “We’ll have two glasses of whatever stains the most.”

“Um…stains?” the waiter asked and looked at me.

I had no idea what she was talking about.

“Red wine will do,” Poppy said. “But make it expensive. He’s paying.”

The waiter shrugged and walked away.

“Poppy, I told you I’m not having dinner with you. I have plans.”

“It’s 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. I’ve always wanted to do more internationally. And with our skills combined? We’d be unstoppable.”

Now she wanted to break international laws? I wasn’t interested in any of it. “I’m in love with Brooklyn.”

She sighed. “How utterly predictable. Are you at least going to thank me?”

“For what?”

“I told you, I did it for you. Partially. I rather enjoyed myself.”

“I have no idea what you’re talking about, Poppy.”

“The car bomb.”

I lowered my eyebrows at her. “What?”

“Don’t look at me like that. I’m not talking about the one that killed Brooklyn’s husband. Although, you’d probably be thanking me for that too if I was responsible. Since you’re in love with her and now she’s single again. But no, that wasn’t my doing. I’m talking about the retaliation. The Locatellis killed a member of my family. So I blew up the Locatelli heir.” She made an exploding gesture, showing just how expendable she thought a human life was. “I thought you’d be pleased with me.”

“What about our contracts makes you think that I’d be pleased about you murdering anyone?”

She shrugged.

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