\u201cBuzz, buzz\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avril\u2019s phone vibrated on the table, the screen lighting up. The friend sitting next to her saw the contact name\u2013The Idiot Admirer\u2013and burst out laughing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, Avril, another one chasing after you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avril picked up her phone, waving a dismissive hand. \u201cHe\u2019s not after me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen why the nickname?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Without explaining, Avril opened the message from Torrin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Torrin Dillon: [Larissa, want some late\u2013night snacks? I had a KFC delivery for a couple, but they were in the middle of a huge fight and told me to keep it. I can bring it to you.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avril rolled her eyes. What a loser. He couldn\u2019t even offer a proper snack; it had to be someone else\u2019s leftovers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
An idea sparked in her mind. This party was full of second\u2013rate heirs from Regal City\u2019s lesser. families. Having Torrin, the disgraced heir, show up in a delivery uniform would surely be a source of\u00a0<\/p>\n
amusement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And since these people were looking down on Larissa, Torrin would undoubtedly hear them and rush to her defense. Let the dogs fight. She could sit back and enjoy the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She typed back a reply.\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Bring it to Subzero, Booth 101.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Okay! I\u2019m nearby. I\u2019ll be right there!]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just as Avril put her phone down, a shadow fell over her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou little Palmer brat,\u201d a voice snarled. \u201cDid I hear you say my Lincoln family would be in for a bad time if we kept messing with that little bitch Larissa?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avril looked up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was Jagger Lincoln, the same man who had stormed the Judson estate earlier that day. He had a scantily clad woman on his arm and a cigar clenched between his teeth, his eyes fixed on her with cold fury.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avril didn\u2019t flinch. \u201cThat\u2019s right. You were at the Judson estate today, weren\u2019t you, Jagger? You saw what happened to Paxton and his family. Are you sure you still want an apology from Larissa?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jagger spat the cigar onto her lap. \u201cDon\u2019t think I won\u2019t touch you just because you\u2019re a Palmer! Anyone who defends that bitch is an enemy of mine!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI was already pissed off that I didn\u2019t get to teach her a lesson today,\u201d he growled, pushing the woman away. \u201cYou just happened to walk right into the line of fire. Bad luck for you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He raised his hand to slap her, but his wrist was suddenly caught in an iron grip.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
09:20\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 390\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avril stared in surprise at the person standing behind him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWho the hell do you think you are?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jagger spun around and saw Torrin, dressed in a delivery uniform and holding a paper bag. He sneered. \u201cA delivery boy wants to play hero? Get lost.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Torrin\u2019s brow furrowed. \u201cI heard you insult Larissa.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo what if I did?\u201d Jagger shot back. \u201cLarissa is a worthless slu\u2013oof!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before he could finish the word, Torrin\u2019s fist connected squarely with his jaw. Jagger stumbled backward, crashing onto the table of Avril\u2019s booth and sending glasses and bottles shattering to the floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avril stared, stunned. She hadn\u2019t expected the idiot to be quite so impulsive.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJagger, are you alright?\u201d the woman cried, rushing to help him up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jagger scrambled to his feet, shoving her aside. He pointed a trembling finger at Torrin. \u201cYou\u2019re dead, you delivery punk!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Someone in the crowd whispered, \u201cJagger, I think that\u2019s the new heir from the Dillon family.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jagger squinted. The delivery boy did look familiar. It was Torrin Dillon, the fool who had tried to crash Haskell and Larissa\u2019s engagement party.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He laughed mockingly. \u201cThe great Dillon heir is delivering food now? Looks like your family\u2019s already thrown you out again!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
00:20\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
Wings of Broken Time by Alina Das 390 \u201cBuzz, buzz\u201d\u00a0 Avril\u2019s phone vibrated on the table, the screen lighting up. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-throne-of-thorns-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30912\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}