Twin Cupids at Work Daddy Come Home novel Chapter 625

Claire’s fingers clenched so tightly her knuckles cracked. “Since you know he’s already had this antidote before, you should also know it only keeps the poison in check. He needs another dose every month. If he skips even once, he won’t make it to the next month.”

Madeline kept her expression calm. Of course she knew, but she also believed that Jordan would find a real cure in time. A month was all they needed.

“Then you can stop worrying about it,” she replied.

Luke swallowed the antidote, and Claire glared at them both, her voice cold. “Now can we talk about the video?”

“Yes, we can,” Madeline said, meeting Claire’s eyes. “Let him go, and I’ll stay. As long as I’m in your hands, that video stays put. But if something happens to me, the second I die, the video gets sent to everyone.”

Claire’s mouth tightened. She got it. Keeping Madeline as a hostage meant Madeline’s allies would never risk releasing the video, not with her life on the line. But if Madeline died, all bets were off. The video would go public and Claire would have nothing left to bargain with.

Still, keeping Madeline alive was its own kind of risk. Someone like Julian was probably tearing the city apart looking for her right now. Sure, they were hidden for the moment, but how long would it last?

With every passing minute, Claire felt her anger grow. She sent Carter a furious glare. If it weren’t for these idiots, Madeline would never have had a chance to smuggle anything in here. Now she was trapped, caught right in a corner.

This was what it meant to ruin a perfect hand.

“I’m not letting him go,” Claire snapped. She refused to do whatever Madeline wanted, just because she was scared. “I let him out, he’ll bring a whole army back in no time. He remembers everything. What, do you think I’m stupid? Just because you have that video doesn’t mean you get to make all the rules. Don’t forget, you’re still my prisoner. Neither of us should try anything stupid.”

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