Chapter 124

Layla’s POV

“You were in my house, and I begged you to help me, but you did not.”

I watched as Beverly rose from her seat and paced her tiny living room. You would think she was avoiding my question, but I knew better. She would not be able to avoid it as long as I was just a few feet away from her in this confined space. So, I knew that she was probably looking for a way to give me a proportional answer to that question. So I remained still and waited.

After a while of pacing, Beverly stopped and looked at me.

“Listen, Layla, I am sorry that I did not help you. What I did was wrong, and me not helping somebody out when I had the ability to speak very badly of me, and you could have lost your life, but… I was really scared. I have heard so many things about Logan DeAngelo. I heard he was ruthless, wicked, super-rich, a killer, a hot maniac, and trust me, he looked to be everything I had ever heard about me. After meeting you, I did feel this