Chapter 819

Conrad was blaming me for everything, and even his current actions were a form of revenge against me. "If you hate me so much, then why don't you take me away and torture me instead?" I couldn't let Lisa get hurt. "I can't bear to torture you, so I'll leave you here to torment yourself." Conrad had a talent for inflicting emotional pain. I remembered what he had said earlier, and I smiled wryly. "Maybe you're wrong, Conrad. You said it yourself—I'm a heartless person, and I'm cheap. I can easily leave a man I've been with for a decade and move on to someone else. So what's a mere friend to me?" I made myself sound cold and callous. Conrad was targeting Lisa because I cared about her. I was trying to make him think that I didn't care about Lisa. Maybe if he believed that, he would spare her. But he laughed. "Madeline, don't think you can fool me by saying that. After all these years, I know you too well to believe that." I cursed under my breath. This bastard wasn't falling for m