Claimed by My First Love's Brother (by Evergreen) novel Chapter 19

Chapter 19 I Lost

Act coy with him?

No way!

Compliment him?

But the words just wouldn’t come out when I looked at that cold face.

I stared at him and struggled for a long time before finally managing to say, “Could you please vote for me? This means a lot to me. Really.”

“Oh yeah?”

Reynaldo smirked, looking indifferent.

That one smirk chilled me to the bone.

He hated me, so there was no way he’d let me get what I wanted.

But I needed that 500 thousand dollars.

I’ve cast aside my pride and worked so hard to get here. I couldn’t fail

now.

Johnathan grew impatient and said to Reynaldo, “Come on, stop with the suspense. Just cast your vote already!”

I stared hard at Reynaldo.

As long as he didn’t vote for Amelia, I’d get the money.

But it was obvious he showed up at the last minute just to ruin things for

1. me. What should I do?How could I convince him to let me go just this once?

   Reynaldo looked at me, a playful smile tugging at his lips.

   My heart sank again.

   That look on his face told me he was about to vote for Amelia.

   Panic surged.

   Just as he was about to speak, I ran off the stage and grabbed his hand, practically begging. “As long as you don’t vote for Amelia, I’ll agree to anything.”

   “Come on, she’s really begging for votes like that? No shame at all.”

   “Haha! She was playing the pure act earlier. I didn’t expect her to be so bold in front of Mr. Humphrey.”

   The audience started to whisper and mock me.

   Amelia rolled her eyes at me in contempt

   Johnathan stood with arms crossed, clearly enjoying the show.

   “Wait, now that I look closely, isn’t she Mr. Humphrey’s ex–wife?”

   “Oh wow, you’re right.”

   “I heard she used to bully Mr. Humphrey using her family’s power. Now she’s trying so hard to butter him up. Pathetic.”

   I ignored the mockery, clinging tightly to Reynaldo’s arm.

   Reynaldo lowered his gaze to my hand and let out a soft chuckle, “Anything?”

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   I nodded vigorously.

   He sneered, “Do you think I’d still believe you?”

   Then, without hesitation, he cast his vote for Amelia.

   I froze, staring at the giant screen.

   Amelia now had one more vote than me. She was the winner. And I had lost the 500 thousand dollars.

   Amelia jumped for joy onstage, even throwing me a smug look of triumph.

   The crowd laughed louder now, saying that Reynaldo would never vote for me even if I stripped for him.

   The world around me blurred in a haze of noise and ridicule.

   A fog of tears welled in my eyes.

   Through the haze, I could still clearly see his cold, indifferent face.

   He did it on purpose.

   He didn’t want me to win.

   He was punishing me. He was getting revenge.

   But I told him this was important to me.

   Why did he still do this?

   I knew he hated and loathed me, but he could hit me or curse at me. Why did he have to do this to me?

   Sadness surged in my chest, tinged with resentment.

   Chapter 19 Lest

   Tears in my eyes, I stared at him and choked out through clenched teeth, “Reynaldo, I hate you!”

   Reynaldo’s face darkened, eyes narrowing.

   

   

   

   “Miss, where are you headed?”

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