Chapter Five
“Did anything you just said make any sense to you at all?” Amber asked with a look of disbelief on her
face.
“What part doesn’t make sense to you?” he responded.
She scoffed.
“Are you trying to pretend like you don’t see anything wrong with what you just said? What do you
mean by saying you want to use me? How did that sentence even make any sense to you?” Amber
retorted, wondering if he was stupid or just pretending to be.
He mentioned that he wanted her to use him for her revenge and that he’d use her as well, and never
in her life had she heard a statement that confusing.
“I can see why you would think that, but allow me to exin,” he replied, not wanting her to think he
was a weird man. “Don’t ask me how, but I know everything that happened between you and your ex–
husband Kayden, and I also know that you want nothing more than to have your revenge. Now, as
someone who sympathizes with you, I want to help you get your revenge,” he exined, and her brow
furrowed in confusion.
“Let me get this, Mr. Romero. You’re saying that you sympathize with me, and you wish to help me gel
revenge? Me?” Amber inquired, trying to make sense of his words.
“That is exactly it, Miss Grey. I’m someone who likes to be straightforward, so I’m going to be very
direct with you. I understand that you feel a certain way about your sister and ex–husband getting
married, and I would like to help you get rid of the anger you have in you, but of course, I also have my
reasons for wanting to help you,” he exined, and strangely, Amber was starting to find this
conversation interesting.
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She became curious to understand the thought process behind why he thought she could be of any to
him, and she also wanted to understand why he even intended to help her get revenge on Kayden.
“I’m going to be honest with you; the more you say things, the more confused I get. I mean, I have an
idea, but I’m curious to understand where you’re getting at. Don’t get me wrong, though; this doesn’t
mean I have any interest in going along with whatever crazy idea you have, but I do want to hear you
out,” she replied.
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“That is understandable, Miss Grey. I’m just telling you directly that I would like to help you get your
revenge on Kayden and Marlene; that is, of course, if you’d like me to help.”
“And why do you think that I want revenge on them? What made you think that I’d be interested in
getting back at them?” Amber asked.
He sighed. “I’m not somebody who makes such moves without properly investigating the people
involved, and knowing the kind of person you are, I think it’s most likely that you’d want to get your
revenge. I’m just offering you a perfect opportunity to do just that,” he responded, and Amber could tell
by
his tone that he was confident.
“Hmm, interesting. What if I don’t want to? What if I’d just prefer to move on with my life?” Amber
questioned.
“No offense, Miss Grey, but if you had any intentions of just moving on with your life and pretending like
nothing happened, you wouldn’t have foolishlye here,” he replied.
Amber initially wanted to be offended that he had indirectly called her foolish, but knowing that he
had a point, she decided not to be.
“Listen, I know my approach is quite unusual, and it’s understandable if it makes you ufortable,
but I can assure you that I don’t mean any harm, and I’m just offering a way for both of us to help
each other,” he added.
“And how would I be of help to you? Why would you want to help me take revenge on Kayden?” Amb
asked.
“I have scores to settle with your ex–husband, Amber, and I intend to use you to settle those scores.
To put it more bluntly, your anger towards Kayden is beneficial to me, and as the saying goes,
there’s nothing more dangerous than a scornful woman,” he responded, and Amber didn’t know when
let out a dry, bitterugh.
She may not have been offended when he called her foolish earlier, but it certainly did not feel good
to hear him refer to her as a scornful woman. It felt as though he just stepped on thest bit of
pride she had left.
“You know, we just met today, and you’ve already referred to me as a foolish person and a scornful
woman. Don’t you think your use of words is a little extreme?” sheined.
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“I’m sorry if my words offended you, but I’m just trying to be as honest as possible because I don’t like
to beat around the bush. Kayden is a thorn in my flesh, and there is nothing that I want more than to
get rid of him. I also know that you would like to get back at him for what he did to you, which is why I
want you to ept my offer,” he exined.
Amber could tell that his tone changed when he mentioned Kayden’s name, and that confirmed to he
that he and Kayden must not get along because he sounded pissed just by mentioning his name.
She wasn’t surprised that Kayden had many enemies because he was not exactly the best at making
friends and being polite. She was also curious to know why Richard disliked him so much and what he
could have done to get him to hate him to the point where he approached his ex–wife for a revenge
coboration.
“So, are we going to be like a Kayden ck hate club or something?” Amber questioned, and he
chuckled, showing off a smile for the first time since she met him.
‘Oh, the man is gorgeous!” she thought to herself, as his strong facial features almost made her forget
that she was still an angry, bitter divorcee.
“Hate club? I don’t think so. I’d like to think we’d just be two people putting an undeserving bastard in
his ce,” he responded, and she almost chuckled at how silly his response was.
“I can understand why I’d want revenge, but how can I decide to work with you when your reason still
isn’t clear?” Amber pointed out.
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“Kayden and I are rivals, Miss Grey. We’re both in the same line of work, and that gives me more than
enough reason to have a problem with him. I’ll admit, though, that I do have a specific reason why I
suddenly want to get rid of him, but for confidentiality reasons, I can only give you the full details if you
agree to my request,” he exined, and she couldn’t argue with that since it was understandable.
“So, let’s say I agree to your request. How exactly are you going to help me get revenge?” Amber
asked.
“First things first, we’d get married,” he responded, and that had to be the most unexpected response
she had ever received to a question.
She was not expecting him to suddenly mention anything about marriage, especially since he knew
that
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she only recently got divorced and thest thing she’d be interested in was getting married again.
“Was that a joke?” she asked, hoping that it was.
“I don’t make súch expensive jokes, Miss Grey. I know you were not expecting that reply, but hear me
out. There is a lot I can’t exin right now, but if you agree to partner up with me, you and I will
get married first, which would be my first step in helping you. I am a man with an impable reputation
and, status–wise, I am superior to Kayden. Wouldn’t marrying me also make you superior to him and
your family?” he responded, and Amber was shocked.
She was still and quiet for a while because she didn’t know how to respond to that. True to his
words, he was superior to Kayden in both looks and status, and marrying a man like him would put her
way up there on the socialdder.
Richard was a freaking billionaire, a man who looked and smelled like money, and having such a man
as
her husband would make her an object of pure envy. Now, as good as that sounded, she wasn’t
interested in being on top of the socialdder.
She had never liked to be the center of attention, and she didn’t think she could deal with always
being in the public eye.
“Is that superiority going to help me ruin the people who betrayed me?” she retorted.
“What do you think, Amber? Is there anything you can do to get back at them in your current state?
Won’t marrying me make you powerful enough to pull them down?”
“Fair enough,” she responded, understanding where he wasing from.
“I won’t pressure you into epting my request because I know it’s a difficult decision. I’ll give you time
to think things over, and when you finally make up your mind, kindly let me know, and we’ll proceed
immediately,” he said, handing her his business card, and she simply stared at it.
She wanted revenge against Kayden and Marlene, but just like Richard had said, there was nothing sh
could do on her own, and he was currently the only way avable to achieve what she wanted. Now th
question was: can she marry a stranger who regards her as nothing but a spiteful ex–wife?