Chapter 127

Desmond’s POV

I stared at Brenda, my eyes narrowing with simmering fury as her words echoed in my mind. The audacity. Did she honestly think she could threaten me and walk away unscathed? Her voice, sharp and venomous, had sliced through the air moments ago, and now, silence hung between us like a storm cloud about to burst.

“I’ll tell Lila everything about us,” Brenda had hissed, her lips curling into a sinister smile. “I’ll expose you. Let’s see how you’ll get your father’s property then.”

My hands clenched into fists at my sides, my jaw tightening as if it were locked in place. My breath came faster, angrier, as I fought the impulse to lash out. Brenda’s dark eyes glittered with defiance, and she crossed her arms as though daring me to make a move.

I hated being threatened. *Especially by someone like her.*

“Who do you think you are?” I finally growled, my voice low but laced with menace. I stepped closer, towering over her as I stared down at