Escaped My Ex, Got Snatched by His Rival - Chapter 435

Chapter 435: Who among us ? (2)
“Mateo?”

Penelope turned on her heels and all the blood in her face drained at once.

She turned to look at Ari who didn’t seem surprised in the least and felt her heart rage with a hatred so intense that she wished she could kill Ariana.

She knew. She knew that Mateo was standing behind her which was why she provoked her.

“What do you think you are doing?” Mateo demanded as he came to a stop right beside Penelope. He caught her arm and twisted her around to face him. “How can you slap someone in the face like this?”

“No, Mateo. You are being fooled— she provoked me, I didn’t mean to…it isn’t how it looks,” Penelope found herself getting flustered. She never thought that Ari was this sly when it came to scheming against someone.

She glanced at Ari with resentment but the latter remained unbothered while staring back coolly.

Penelope was skilled but so was she— having lived with Ariel for so many years, Ari had also picked up a trick or two.

“Shut up!” Mateo felt his heart surge with anger. He knew that Penelope was aware of something, even if she was not letting it on —her blatant provocation towards Ari was enough to prove that she knew the truth.

And instead of accepting the truth, she was making things for Ari. She should be grateful towards Ariana but Mateo might as well ask for a meteor to hit their world.

It was much more plausible to happen than Penny being human.

He wanted to say a bunch of things to her but at that moment she was not of his concern. She could never be even if he hadn’t found the truth.

Mateo turned to look at Ari whose face was bleeding and felt that the cut was on his heart rather than her face.

Once again. He failed to save her once again.

“Doctor Harlow, are you alright?” He asked with concern dripping from his voice. “Come with me, I will help you bandage your wound.”

“There is no need,” Ari shot Mateo a smile which was colder than usual.

Most probably it was due to what she heard from Leila and Danny, thought Mateo and his desire to kick Ryan in the gut intensified.

He went to say something but was interrupted by Ari who spoke icily, “I am a doctor and I can deal with a wound as small as this but — I will suggest, Mister Ashford, to keep a close eye on your sister.”

“It will be much more helpful to me if you were to keep her away from me instead of letting her cause trouble every time she sees me,” she added with an icy smile.

“And maybe teach her some manners? I mean what’s the point of barking at every woman who gets acquainted with the man she desires? Just because she cannot catch him —she is allowed to take her frustration out on others?”

Ari flashed another polite smile at Mateo before turning around on her feet and walking away.

Left speechless Mateo watched her go before wheeling to look at Penelope.

“What is wrong with you?” He asked in a voice which was dripping with chill and hatred. “Did Keon not tell you that you ought to stay away from that woman? So why did you come looking for her first thing after landing here?”

“You do not understand,” Penny gritted out. She wanted to comfort Mateo and wheedle him into believing that she was speaking the truth but Penny knew that among the three brothers, Mateo was the one who was the hardest to fool.

She could only lower her head and speak in a dejected manner, “She came in between Nicolai and me —of course, I had to confront her. That woman is aware that I am with Nicolai and yet—”

“Do you really want to lie to me, Penny?” Mateo asked in a stony voice. “Do you believe that I can and will call Nico to clarify whether he has any sort of relationship with you or not?”

Penny stiffened as she raised her head and cast a look of pure disbelief to Mateo, “You do not trust me.”

“Trust? Are you talking about trust with me?” Mateo chuckled. He raised his hand and flashed the long, jagged scar on his forearm. “I haven’t forgotten Penny and I never will. I know what happens to those who trust venomous snakes like you—they die,” he added in a harsh spat.

And with a cruel sneer, he didn’t even bother to give Penny any respect as his sister because she did not deserve it.

“And as I am not keen on dying…I know better than to trust you.”

Penny’s eyes flickered to the scar on his forearm and she clenched her nails. “It was a misunderstanding.. a mistake..”

“No,” Mateo interrupted her as he took one threatening step towards her. “It was a miscalculation on your part. You never thought that I would be in the car with Ria, right?”

“You are wrongfully accusing me, Mateo,” Penny said with a sobbing note in her voice. “I am your sister—”

“A poisonous, backstabbing c*nt is not my sister! You were never my sister! Penelope,” he raised his finger and pointed it right at Penny. “I am warning you, stay away from Doctor Harlow. Or else, I will show you what happens when I stop caring about even our parents.”

“Mateo—”

“Cain!” Without letting Penelope say anything, Mateo turned to look at his newly appointed assistant. “Take her away, I do not wish to see her tonight.”

And with a swift turn of his feet, he walked away leaving Penelope alone whose tears remained lingering on her lashes.

“Miss Penny,” Cain who stood behind Penelope respectfully bowed his head but at the same time, he was looking at her with a gaze which made it clear that he was not going to listen to her.

Penny bit her lower lip as she wheeled on her heels and stormed towards the car. She would never forget this humiliation —

Ariana Harlow, I will have your clothes ripped and have you paraded in the streets stark naked, let’s see if Nicolai ever looks at you again after that.