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Quint tightened at the sight of the gun He urged A is in here — docu you asked for The e Without these, I can’t do anything with the account It’s all yours I’m sure you have the means to make sure of that, don’t you?”
Frederik’s brow, dark as a raven’s wing, rose slowly “You wound me, Mister Forbes To presume I would come so unprepared as to have no , and toss the bag to me Now”
After sliding the strap over his head and taking it in a fist treer and frustration, Quint tossed it at Frederik’s feet some ten paces away
Frederik knelt, keeping his eyes on Quint and A and reached inside, his position revealing the weapon again Seeing Quint’s eyes trained on the gun, he grinned widely “Do guns make you nervous, Forbes? It’s a coward that tre I always carry this Never knohen it ht be needed For example, if you’ve made any attempt to deceive ut and another in her head It should leave just enough time for you to watch her die before you bleed out A dra peasant romance Keep your hands where I can see them and stand still”
Quint gave a sihtened further, and it becaer and tension that had hi, not fear “No need for threats, Orlando Check the contents and let’s get this over with We all have soain here Don’t be rash”
Frederik reached into the other side of his suit jacket and pulled out a s the clasp of theout the thick envelope He pulled the metal tabs and opened it dexterously, and soon had the bundle of documents in hand Each was briefly checked as he nodded, his eyes darting between the papers and the couple Once he reached the account state itself and pulled his phone out to check the credentials and amounts
After several long minutes, he slipped the documents back into the enve
lope, and the envelope into the bag before he stood, leaving it at his feet “Good Everything is in order I must ad need for vengeance, in case you haven’t noticed Isn’t that strange? All I’ve been able to think about for the last few days istorment How have I done so far?”
He paused for a response, and when none came, he rushed on “Have you been sufficiently terrified? Have you suffered in the vacuum of information I created for you, hmm? Answer me!”
Aer plain on her face “Yes Is that what you want to hear? How miserable you’ve madeabout the welfare ofwith a monster like you You’ve e”
He see to reach for the weapon before he crossed his ararded her coldly “Good, good I’lad You know exactly what you did to me, and why you so richly deserve the comeuppance you’ve received, don’t you?”
Her jaw tensed, and she trembled Every part of her wanted to lash out at him, to slap him as she should have when he taunted her on campus “I knohat I did”
Frederik chuckled, shaking his head “No, I don’t think that you do How could you? You were not there as I suffered the judgues, s You cannot understand the stigma that was attached to me after your manipulations and lies”
“My heart breaks for you,” Amara said snidely, unable to resist
Quint reached around her and pulled her in close to his side, giving her a look of warning