He Scorned Me, Now I’m a CEO He Can’t Afford Chapter 44

He Scorned Me, Now I’m a CEO He Can’t Afford Chapter 44

At the same time, Wyatt rushed toward her, trying to pull her away.

But he was a step too late.

*CRACK!*

A massive, charred beam overhead snapped, falling toward them in a rain of fire and ash.

In that split second, everything collided.

Logan held Lena tightly, protecting her beneath him.

And Wyatt, who had thrown himself forward, never reached her.

With a final, desperate shove, he pushed Logan and Lena clear.

The next second, the beam slammed down directly on top of him.

The fire raged.

Behind the screaming crowd, a disheveled figure slowly emerged.

Her eyes were bloodshot, her face thin and distorted.

It was Clara.

In just a few short weeks, she had become unrecognizable.

The impeccably dressed “ranch sweetheart” was gone, replaced by someone who looked utterly broken.

She looked at Lena, a strange, twisted smile on her face.

“Go to hell,” she shrieked. “All of you, go to hell!”

Her life was ruined.

The scandal had made her a pariah in Texas.

Caleb’s ranch, buried under debt and disgrace, was on the verge of collapse.