The So-called Art

Zachary's eyes lit up. "What condition? Tell me. I'll do anything!"

"Call the police," I said as I looked him dead in the eye. "File a report and charge the person who hit you. Take it all the way."

If Zachary's legs weren't broken, he would have leapt out of the bed. "No way! Liam didn't mean to hit me. It was an accident. He's my good friend, so I'm absolutely not turning him in!"

"Suit yourself." I was done wasting my time here and stood up to leave.

At the door, I turned back and said one last time, "Starting today, your precious friends can stop dreaming about getting anything out of the Ford family.

"Since you've made it clear that the man who tried to kill your fiancée matters more, I'll handle it myself."

As I walked out of the hospital, Bianca was walking over hurriedly.

She noticed me and sneered, "I heard Zachary got hurt. You don't mind me visiting, do you?"

"Nope." I shrugged. "We broke up. Visit him or sleep with him, I couldn't care less."

I tried to walk past her, but Bianca threw out an arm to stop me. "Lindsey Ford, don't think having some money makes you anything special. So what? Zachary is still chasing after me like a dog in heat."

She spat out in disgust, "Do you really think that he loves you? Please. He's just at that age where it's time to settle down. He's only with you because it makes things easier for his company. To him, you're nothing but a pawn. His words, not mine.

"Do you think he was happy with you? He never mentioned your name once when he was with me. Whether drunk or sleeping, he always called my name."

Her eyes glinted with malicious intent as she continued, "And it's not just Zachary. Liam and the rest of the boys? I can make them do anything with just a snap of my fingers."

Something she said made me pause.

"Oh?" I said softly. "So, did you instruct Liam to hit me with a car?"

She scoffed, "I never said that. A spoiled princess like you has no clue what men really want. That's why you keep losing them.

"I can't stand how these women from rich families are acting so noble and full of themselves. That's why I take your men to make sure you never have your happy ending."

Her face was practically glowing with smug pride. "As long as you're miserable, then I'm good."

I nodded and looked past her shoulder. "Did you all hear that?"

Bianca spun around and froze. Three women stood behind her, all wearing expressions like they were about to tear her limb from limb.

Liam's ex-girlfriend stood in the lead. "So you're Bianca? What a big mouth you have! You feel proud having shared boyfriends, huh?"

Bianca stared at me, stunned. "Did you call them here?"

I smiled sweetly. "I was waiting for them, but who were you waiting for?"