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Chapter 161 Troy Knew\u00a0<\/p>\n
+10 Free Coins\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven didn\u2019t bother hiding what he really thought. He said each word slowly and clearly. \u201cTroy, I\u2019ll make sure you get an invitation to the wedding. Mine and Ayla\u2019s.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t wait to see how ugly Troy\u2019s face got. Draven shoved him away, stepped back, and wiped the blood at the corner of his mouth with his thumb.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Troy\u2019s punch had hit his jaw hard. The impact split the inside of his cheek. He could taste the sharp, heavy flavor of blood.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It had been a long time since Draven looked this beat-up. Strangely, he felt good.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He\u2019d shown up today worried Troy wouldn\u2019t cooperate with Ayla.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But the divorce went smoother than anyone expected.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then he saw Troy snapping at Ayla. Draven almost tore him apart right there.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Deep inside, Draven carried a darkness he had spent years forcing down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had the self-control to cage that beast, but sometimes it broke through, like just now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And honestly, he had wanted to hit Troy for a long time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
To Troy, Draven\u2019s eyes were filled with pure contempt, as if Troy wasn\u2019t even worth looking at. Troy had always treated people that way. Yet somehow, Draven was the only one who dared to throw it back at him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Troy wanted to pound him into the ground, but he was done fighting for the moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What stunned him was this: Draven, never cared about anyone, but he actually cared about a woman.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And that woman was his wife.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Right then, Troy felt like Draven existed for one reason only-to ruin his life. He glared at Draven with a cold, hateful look. \u201cYou\u2019ve been stealing from me since we were kids. You stole Grandpa\u2019s attention. Dad\u2019s praise. Made my mom think I had no good points because she kept comparing me to you. And now you\u2019re after my woman. Draven, aren\u2019t you just unbelievable?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven stared at him and let out a short, icy laugh. \u201cAyla divorced you. She\u2019s her own person. She isn\u2019t yours. She isn\u2019t something to steal. Not from you. Not from anyone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Troy snorted. \u201cYeah. Keep telling yourself that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The more Troy calmed down, the more Troy hated the man in front of him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He couldn\u2019t think of a single reason to ever get along with Draven. He\u2019d never even tried. He never wanted\u00a0<\/p>\n
Troy shook his head like Draven was insane. \u201cDo you even know how much Ayla loved me?\u201d he said. \u201cDo you know what she did for me all those years? If you knew\u2014if you knew even a little-you\u2019d understand\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 161 Troy Knew\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u0f66\u0f22\u0f216.\u0f0b\u00a0<\/p>\n
+10 Free Coins\u00a0<\/p>\n
she could never love you. Not even if she\u2019s divorced. You\u2019re dreaming if you think you can compete with\u00a0<\/p>\n
me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Troy was confident because he lived those three years with Ayla. He never cared about her, but that didn\u2019t mean he forgot how she used to look at him, how she used to treat him, and all those little moments she once gave him. He remembered them all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
During the divorce, Troy finally saw Ayla\u2019s true nature. On the surface, she was stubborn and cold. But all her softness, all her warmth, she gave only to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla had truly loved him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Troy was absolutely certain of that. And that certainty was the blade he could use to make Draven miserable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sure enough, Draven\u2019s jaw tightened. His calm, steady eyes wavered for the first time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Troy saw that tiny crack in Draven\u2019s expression, and a twisted thrill shot through him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In his father\u2019s eyes, Draven might have always been the better one. But even Draven had things he wanted and could never have.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And everything Draven wanted, Troy had once possessed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But the next second, Draven looked at him with disgust. The same look he had always given him growing up. A look that made Troy feel like he was trash covered in something rotten.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This bastard who didn\u2019t even belong in their family-what right did Draven have to look at him like that?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Troy gritted his teeth. The anger inside him burst like a flame he couldn\u2019t put out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But he couldn\u2019t admit he was simply enraged by Draven\u2019s disgusted stare. That would make him look unstable. It would make him look like the one losing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So instead, Troy forced out a taunt. \u201cYou want to make a bet?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven stared at him, cold and distant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His eyes swept over Troy as if measuring something broken. Then he met Troy\u2019s twisted gaze and said, voice sharp and disdainful, \u201cYou\u2019re bragging about how well she treated you? A bastard like you, who only knows how to hurt people, doesn\u2019t deserve her at all.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A darker thought flickered through Draven\u2019s mind. If Troy hadn\u2019t been so cruel, so completely lacking a conscience, Draven wouldn\u2019t have had any chance at all. Troy\u2019s behavior was the reason a door had been left open for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But saying that out loud would disrespect Ayla. She had suffered real hurt, real pain. If Draven pointed out that her suffering was his opportunity, it would reduce her wounds to nothing and make them sound light and meaningless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So he would never say it. He would never use her pain as a weapon against Troy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 161 Troy Knew\u00a0<\/p>\n
+10 Free Coins\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Troy? Troy bragged about it without batting an eye. And that was why Draven found him sickening,\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had found him sickening since they were boys, and that feeling only grew with time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Troy was the first person to realize Draven\u2019s feelings for Ayla.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Draven wasn\u2019t worried. Troy would never tell anyone. Because Troy always needed to compete with him and always needed to prove he was better. That was why Draven could tell him the truth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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