Page 33 of Twisted Betrayal

Chapter Fourteen

Rick waited on theother side of the glass at Gloria’s prison.He was looking forward to seeing the woman up close and being able to say what he needed to say.

Even before the verdict had been read, he knew he’d make the time to talk one-on-one with Gloria.Only then would he get the closure he needed.His wife was doing better and was finally sleeping through the night again.

Gloria shuffled in and looked surprised to see him before anger hardened her expression.Damn, she looked even worse than she had at the trail.

Her hair was frizzy and unkempt, and up this close, he could see the pockmarks from acne when she was a teenager and the wrinkles on her face.

She lifted the phone before he reached for his.

“What the fuck do you want?”she asked.

Rick smiled, making her expression darken further.“I had to come and see the person who tried and failed to break up my marriage.Did you really think you had a chance of doing that?”

“Fuck, yeah, your little wife is so fucking gullible it was fun messing with her.”

He knew she was trying to get a rise out of him, but he wouldn’t give her the satisfaction, and his grin widened.“My wife isn’t gullible.She has a pure heart.She could never intentionally hurt anyone, especially me.”

Gloria rolled her eyes, and her lip curled in contempt.“Oh, yes, I forgot you both have the perfect marriage and life.”

Rick tilted his head to the side.“It really bothers you, doesn’t it?”

Her brows snapped together.“What?”

“The fact that someone is blissfully happy while you’ll never be.”

She stayed muted, but he could tell he hit a nerve.

“I have another question.Didn’t you consider Riley your friend?”

Gloria nodded and shrugged.“Yeah.”

Rick snorted.“Have you ever had a real friend?”

“You bastard.Of course I have.”

“Were you ever taught how a friend acts?”Rick asked.

“Fuck off and get to the point,” she growled.

“You considered Riley your friend, but you were going to damage and hurt her worse than an enemy would.Besides breaking up her marriage you were planning on getting her drunk and giving her drugs so Tom or any other man could butt-fuck her whenever they wanted.Who the fuck thinks like that?Especially a friend?”

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