Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex's 'Uncle' novel Chapter 230

Chapter 230: Stepping Out of the Love Triangle

"Logan... Amanda just had a moment of poor judgment. In the future, she’ll—"

Logan smirked, eyes cool. "Miss Angelica, are you trying to plead on Amanda’s behalf?"

Amanda looked at Angelica with desperate hope.

Angelica couldn’t just let Amanda take the fall—Amanda was her right hand. "Logan, Amanda will find a way to make it up to Selina. It’s not like she actually caused any real harm..."

"I’m not saying she should go to jail."

Logan’s tone stayed detached. "But she’s no longer fit to be your assistant. Or stay in the industry at all."

Angelica felt a chill run down her spine.

He was forcing her to cut off her own arm.

Amanda had always handled the dirty work behind the scenes. Without her...

"No, no way!" Amanda’s eyes went wide as she frantically shook her head. "Angelica, please, help me! You know how much you need me—how important I am—you can’t just let me go..."

Angelica bit her lip, about to beg for Amanda, but Logan cut in lightly.

"Someone needs to take responsibility for this. If Amanda won’t, then it’ll be you, Miss Angelica."

The hospital room fell dead silent.

Angelica’s face darkened—Logan owed her his life. And now he was threatening her?

If Amanda didn’t take the fall... she would.

Angelica took a deep breath, then suddenly turned to Amanda with resolve. "Logan’s right. You made a huge mistake, and losing your job is already the merciful outcome. Resign. I’ll find a new manager."

Amanda’s knees buckled. "Angelica?" she whispered in disbelief.

Angelica had sacrificed even her own mother before—what was Amanda in comparison? "It’s jail or resignation. Any sane person would know which one to pick. Right, Amanda?"

Amanda saw there was no way out. She collapsed to the floor in a daze.

Logan had seen enough. He turned to leave, but Angelica called out to him.

She bit her lip. "Logan... my birthday party’s coming up. Will you come?"

Logan paused. "Angelica, I’ve already fulfilled both conditions I promised you. You still want me there?"

Angelica didn’t hesitate. "Of course, Logan, I—"

"Fine."

Logan cut her off calmly. "Just don’t regret it, Miss Angelica."

Angelica watched him leave, fists clenched.

Regret? Not a chance.

She was going to hold on to Logan, no matter what. She’d seen enough in the industry to know: fake stories, if marketed well enough, could become real.

She wasn’t Mrs. Reid now—but what if everyone believed she was?

Where would that leave Selina?

At least for now, Logan was still willing to attend her birthday—and all because she was his so-called savior.

Angelica’s eyes turned cold. That secret had to stay buried. Selina was in the way... way too much in the way.

...

Selina had just gotten into the car when her phone rang. It was Angelica.

"Selina, what a shame. Looks like I’ve won again today. Honestly, why do you keep going against me like this?"

Selina didn’t bother playing nice. "You won? Angelica, you already threw two people under the bus to save yourself—Katie and Amanda."

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