My Boyfriend’s Childhood Sweetheart Cursed Me?It All Came Back Chapter 06
Ethan kept me close. Celine’s eyes burned withÂ
jealousy.Â
“Stella, You bitch! Without you, I would’ve marriedÂ
him!”Â
Her mind was gone–rage and heat eating herÂ
alive. She had no idea her own curse had bouncedÂ
back.Â
I grabbed the ice bucket and dumped it over herÂ
head.Â
Heat met cold. She screamed. Loud. Again andÂ
again.Â
People covered their ears. Some of the guys. smirked, eyes glinting with something ugly. JamesÂ
stepped forward, licking his lips.Â
“She looks sick. Let me take her home.”Â
“No.” I blocked him.Â
I hated Celine. But I wasn’t about to let anyoneÂ
assault her.Â
Ethan called her housekeeper. Celine was takenÂ
home.Â
He was still on edge.Â
Especially after the news confirmed it–the rapist had struck again. Three cases in one month. His last known location? Our city.Â
Ethan hired extra security for me. Stayed glued to my side.Â
One evening, we were having dinner at his parents‘ place.Â
Celine showed up uninvited.Â
She watched me laugh with his family, and her face twisted with envy. They used to treat her likeÂ
a daughter. Now I was the one in her place. Two.Â
years away, and everything had changed.Â
The TV was playing a report on the rapist.Â
Celine gasped. “Oh! Manhattan! That’s ourÂ
neighborhood. Stella, I heard you’ve been working late. You’re going in this Saturday, right? BeÂ
careful.”Â
I frowned. “Take that back. Now. While you stillÂ
can.”Â
Ethan’s voice was ice cold. “Celine, we warnedÂ
you.”Â
His parents didn’t know the full story. But they were sharp–years in business had taught them to read people. They’d seen Celine’s dark side long ago. That’s exactly why they’d suggested she study abroad–to create distance.Â
“Don’t say things you can’t take back,” his motherÂ
said.Â
Celine was livid, but she held her tongue. She’dÂ
already spoken her curse anyway. She knew itÂ
would land. She offered a fake apology–moreÂ
gloating than sorry.Â
The system chimed. Curse rebounded.Â
I sighed inside. She really brought this on herself.Â
Saturday night came. I clocked out at 11 PM.Â
Ethan stayed with me the whole time.Â
We got home safe. The clock struck midnight.Â
Then–knock, knock, knock!Â
Ethan checked the monitor. A face–pale, bloody,Â
broken.Â
Celine.
