Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1390

She looked at her wrist, her voice filled with despair and hatred. "My wrist is ruined. The tendons are torn, the nerves damaged... The doctors say that even with the best recovery, it will be hard for me to perform precise movements, let alone those highly demanding stunt scenes. I won't be able to shoot many of the roles and difficult scenes I wanted to play. My acting career is essentially half destroyed." Mercedes snapped her head up, glaring at Emmy with gritted teeth. "James is truly cold-blooded. Emmy, I don't know if you're lucky or unfortunate. Being loved by a man like that certainly gives a great sense of security. But if one day he stops loving you... you will realize just what a terrifying, cold-blooded person he truly is."

Emmy pursed her lips and remained silent. Looking at Mercedes's devastated state, she felt no thrill of victory, only a heavy burden in her heart.

At that moment, Nina could hold back no longer and shouted her rebuttal. "You're speaking nonsense! Mr. Nelson isn't cold-blooded at all! He is incredibly gentle to Miss Emmy! The way he looks at her is entirely filled with love!"

Her emotional outburst interrupted Mercedes's breakdown. Mercedes's face darkened as she glared coldly at Nina. "We are having a conversation. What right does a mere bodyguard have to interrupt? You have no manners at all!"

Nina was taken aback by the scolding, her cheeks puffing up in anger. She wanted to charge forward and argue, but realized Emmy hadn't spoken up to defend her. Panic set in as the young girl began to doubt herself, wondering if she really shouldn't have interrupted. Filled with guilt, she lowered her head and didn't dare to utter another word.

Seeing this, Emmy's eyes grew cold, and she finally spoke up to protect her own. "Mercedes, it's not your place to discipline my people."

Mercedes shrugged, looking completely indifferent. "Do you know what your problem is? Emmy, you are too soft-hearted. You forgive people too easily, and you spoil your subordinates too much. A bodyguard like her, who doesn't know her place or her boundaries, can easily ruin things on important occasions. Don't you understand that a soft heart cannot lead troops?" Mercedes's lips curled into a mocking smile. "But, if you want to indulge her, that's your business. After all, when things go wrong, I won't be the one suffering the consequences."

Mercedes paused, her gaze dropping back to her injured wrist. After a moment, she shook her head, her face etched with exhaustion and weariness. "Don't drag me into your grudges anymore. I only collaborated with that lunatic Abis twice. The first time, it made James completely push me away and draw a clear line between us. This time..." Mercedes took a deep breath, her voice trembling slightly. "It made him treat me with such ruthless cold-bloodedness. Ultimately, I'm not from the same world as you people. I can't afford to play those treacherous games, and I don't want to anymore. I just want to heal my hand. Even if I can't film action scenes again, I want to stand properly under the spotlight and live a good life."

Seeing her disheartened state, Emmy's brow furrowed tighter. "If you cooperate with us, the outcome will be different."

"There's no need," Mercedes cut her off immediately. She leaned on the sofa's armrest and slowly stood up. "Today, I finally realized that James... oh no, from now on, I will never call him that again. James Nelson is truly an extremely cold and heartless man." Mercedes turned her back to Emmy, her voice hollow. "I came here just to tell you that I won't love such a terrifying man anymore. Emmy, I'm jealous of you, and I envy you, but more than that, I pity you." Mercedes looked back, giving Emmy one last, profoundly complicated look. "A man that terrifying... probably no one else would dare cling to him but the old me who couldn't recognize reality. However, I still have to warn you. Shelly doesn't like you, and she will definitely never accept you. You'd better watch out for yourself." With that, she began to walk out.