Chapter 7 Luckily, Gideon hadn't lost much blood. He woke up fast and shut the whole thing down. But while he was busy making sure I was okay, Sebastian and his little gang vanished. Gideon didn't know what I wanted to do, so he waited for me to wake up. I processed all of it. Then asked about Linda. Turns out? She was FINE. A scraped elbow. That's it. She'd already checked herself out and disappeared with the three stooges. I smiled. I'd already frozen their credit cards. Cut off their access to everything. They'd lived like royalty their whole lives. No way they'd survive out there. Which meant they were hiding in the penthouse I'd bought them. Gideon handed me a phone. "Yours got trashed in the crash. Got you a replacement." The second I powered it on, it EXPLODED with notifications. All from them. **[Good news! Linda's fine. No skin graft needed.]** **[We're heading out. If your dad asks, just tell him YOU were driving.]** **[Why'd you freeze our cards? Linda needs money for her program abroad. I'll just pull it from the family account.]** **[You REVOKED our access?! Are you seriously trying to sabotage Linda right before she leaves? How PETTY can you GET?!]** **[Look, I get it. You're jealous that we love her more than you. But she EARNED it by being a good person. Stop punishing her for YOUR issues.]** **[Here's the deal: give Linda twenty million and cover all her expenses, and I'll stay married to you. Fair?]** **[Payment's due in THREE DAYS. Transfer the money. NOW.]** I locked the screen and smiled at Gideon. "Let's get married in three days." He didn't even blink. "I'll make the calls." Watching him work, I felt the weight of the past lift just a little. I missed my chance once. Lost sixty years. Not this time. 14:42 Chapter On the wedding day, the second my car pulled out of the Chase estate, Sebastian threw himself in front of it. When he saw me in the dress, his jaw dropped. WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!" He spread his arms wide, blocking the road. "I'M your husband! I'm ALIVE! You can't just marry someone else!" 1 get it-you're jealous we care about Linda. But using a FAKE WEDDING to manipulate us? That's pathetic, even for you!" Gideon squeezed my hand, stepped out, and grabbed Sebastian by the collar. You're legally dead. So shut up." inda's eyes went wide when she saw Gideon. She immediately turned on the waterworks. Oh no, please don't be mad at them! Miss Chase has been withholding my wages for MONTHS. They were just trying to help me." he bit her lip, fake-apologetic. "And, um... I probably shouldn't say this, but... she's already married. I assume you're the actor she ired to-" LAP. Ier head snapped to the side. ebastian and the others went BALLISTIC. Gideon just smiled. Cold. Terrifying. Funny. A few days ago, you wanted my WIFE to give you her FACE. Now you're talking trash about her in front of me?" le cracked his knuckles. You got a death wish or something?" Chapter A