From ER to CEO: I Let the Sharks Handle My Trash Ex! - Chapter 8: Chapter 8

"Sophia, thank God you're finally awake!"
"You've been out for five days!"
Phoebe carefully held my hand, the warmth making my heart melt.
"Thank—" cough cough cough!
After not talking for so long, I started choking on air.
She quickly grabbed the water cup from my bedside.
A few sips of warm water soothed my throat so I could finally speak.
"Phoebe, thanks for staying with me..."
"I should be thanking YOU! If you hadn't risked everything to save me, those psychos would've killed me!"
Speaking of which, I was dying to know—what the hell happened to Vincent and Aria?
Phoebe totally read my mind and knew exactly what I was thinking.
Her eyes lit up with pure revenge as she gave me all the gory details of how her dad had destroyed them.
Every word made me feel AMAZING. Those bastards got what they deserved!
But... in my past life, Hunter was so pissed he dragged Aria straight to the sharks. Vincent only survived after I begged like crazy, and even then he lost half his tongue.
This time I'd been out cold for five days—who knows what happened now.
"Phoebe, what did your dad do to them?"
"Made them wish they were DEAD!"
Phoebe's eyes went ice cold with a hatred way too intense for a kid her age.
She grabbed the remote and flicked on the huge TV.
A live feed filled the screen.
"Vincent and Aria tried to murder Phoebe at the hospital, then wanted to cover it all up."
"If they can try to kill an innocent kid, let's see how they like facing DEATH!"
On screen, Vincent and Aria were roped to a speedboat, getting dragged through the water like human chum.
Starving sharks were circling everywhere.
"Dad's private waters. Those sharks haven't eaten in a week."
"How's this for payback, Sophia?"
Watching Vincent and Aria scream as sharks ripped them apart with razor teeth—I felt fucking INCREDIBLE.
"This is AMAZING!"
"Your dad's a total savage!"
On screen, Vincent heard my voice and grabbed onto it like a lifeline.
He screamed at the camera, completely losing it.
"Sophia, is that you?!"
"Please save me! The sharks are gonna tear me apart!!"
"I was totally wrong—I lost my mind! Beg Mr. Hawthorne to spare me!"
In my past life, I actually felt sorry for this piece of shit. I dragged my broken body off the hospital bed and crawled across the floor.
I'd kowtowed ninety-nine times on that cold tile until my forehead cracked the stone and blood poured down my face.
Hunter was so moved by my devotion that he spared Vincent's worthless life.
And how did that asshole thank me?
Locked me in a freezer to DIE!
Seeing my silence, Vincent begged even more desperately.
"Sophia, we were married—that's gotta count for something! You can't just let me die!"
"Plus MY blood saved your life—you can't screw me over now!"
Phoebe immediately shot back.
"YOU and that psycho bitch stabbed Aunt Sophia and made her bleed out!"
"She only needed blood because YOU nearly killed her!"
Having someone stick up for me felt amazing.
I took a deep breath and spoke crystal clear.
"Vincent, I'm NOT saving you."
"I wanna watch you DIE!"