“Just so we’re clear, it’s not just one video. There are several, and I also have a bunch of explicit photos.”
I have you where I want you, you scheming piece of scum.
“How do I know you’re not bluffing, Mariah? After all, how would you get your hands on videos of your cousin having sex with men?”
“Men? Please.” Mariah rolls her eyes. “Nerdy Ari—”
“Watch your mouth!”
She stares at me.
I stare back.
We glare at each other for a few short beats.
“I’m still waiting for an answer,” I say.
“Chance keeps them on a cloud. He also has hard copies on a memory stick in a safe.”
My blood freezes.
“Are you saying Chance recorded videos of them having sex and he took pictures?”
“Something like that.”
“Yes or no?”
“Yes.”
“We’re talking about Chance Taboras, CEO of Glach Tech, and Arianne’s ex-boyfriend?”
“No, we’re talking about Chance Taboras, CEO of Glach Tech, and my fiancé,” Mariah says.
This isn’t about you, idiot.
Thanks for incriminating the asshole, though.
Mariah keeps talking. “He placed several cameras in his bedroom to capture my stupid cousin in the most compromising situations.”
“Was Arianne aware she was being filmed?” I ask.
“Of course not.” Mariah rolls her eyes. “That would defeat the purpose.”
“I don’t follow.”
She uncrosses her leg and sits up a little straighter.
“I’m sure Arianne told you tons of false lies about me. It’s not my fault if I’m a lot sexier and I know what I’m doing in bed. Chance took a liking to me immediately. I mean, obviously.”
False lies?
That negates her accusation.
She’s so dense, she doesn’t even get it.
“Arianne never told me any lies about you, Mariah,” I say. I’ll believe her before I ever believe you.
“In any case.” She shrugs. “Arianne was jealous Chance fell head over heels for me at first sight. Chance wanted to be with me, but he wasn’t sure how to get rid of Arianne without any backlash—”