Chapter 4

"Five minutes," I said, holding up my hand.

Ryan should be here in five minutes.

"Quit acting tough. You can't afford this at all," Madison snapped, clearly not wanting to waste any more time on me.

"Earlier, a simple apology would've been enough, but now you need to beg me," she added.

She was obviously set on humiliating me. Ethan frowned for a second, but soon, he looked like he was actually looking forward to it as well.

Maybe he also wanted to see me grovel.

"Sorry I'm late," Ryan Carter said as he pushed open the door and hurried…