The Wright Boss(98)

"You know damn well what videos."

"I asked you point-blank if you were seeing someone else, Landon. You told me no." She cocked her head to the side. "I wanted proof for myself."

"What did you hope to accomplish by this?" I asked. I had to clench my hands into fists to keep them from shaking in anger.

"I thought you would see the error of your ways and come back to me," Miranda told me.

Heidi snorted behind me and then dissolved into laughter. That did nothing for Miranda. She went from Southern sweet to bitch mode in about two seconds. She sneered at Heidi, and I had to hold myself together.

"That's not ever going to happen, Miranda," I told her. "You should turn around and leave here now. Just sign the fucking paperwork and get out of my life with all your fucking manipulative ways and scheming. The fact that you could take those videos and send them to the company to try to get ahead disgusts me."

"You were the one going behind my back and cheating," she snapped. "Of course I hired a private investigator to look into my interests!"

"I never cheated on you," I said as calmly as I could. "But I would never in a million years choose you over Heidi."

There. I'd laid it all out.

Everyone in the building could hear what I had to say. It didn't matter to me any longer. Miranda's threats weren't valid. Whatever she wanted from me, she was never going to get. And I was tired of hiding my feelings for Heidi. She was the one for me, and I didn't care who knew it.

"You're not serious," Miranda cried. "You're so desperate to be with someone that you hooked up with your ex-girlfriend's best friend? Were you disappointed that Jensen had claimed Emery, so you went for second best? I mean, God, it's fucking repulsive."

"Shut your mouth."

"Just face it, Landon. You can't be alone. You're addicted to being in love, to being in a relationship."

"Maybe I don't like to be alone, but I'd rather alone than be with you any day. And, fuck, Miranda, you have no room to talk. You were already trying to replace me with another golfer in Atlanta."

Miranda rolled her eyes. "I had no interest in Ben. I was trying to check up on you. And it turned out, you had been lying to me, so I had good reason to do so. And, God, look at what you are trying to replace me with." 

She sneered at Heidi, and I felt her shift, as if to defend herself, but I shook my head. It wasn't worth it.

"Miranda," I warned.

"I mean … you went slumming," Miranda said with a coquettish laugh. "So cute that you think Texas trailer trash with a drug-dealer daddy could ever replace someone like me."

Heidi lunged out from behind me. Really, after that comment, I didn't blame her.

"Go to hell!" Heidi cried. "Why do you have to try to ruin everyone else's lives just because you're miserable?"

"Oh, honey, I'm not miserable. I had the best years of Landon Wright. Are you enjoying my sloppy seconds?"

Heidi's back straightened, and I saw more fire in her in that moment than I'd seen all week. It was like my firecracker was back … and she was about to explode.

"You're not even worth his time. You're certainly not worth mine. The fact that you flew all the way out here because you were so desperate and thought you could get him back if you got me out of the way is really pathetic." Heidi tilted her head and furrowed her brow. "I actually pity you."

Miranda laughed. "I don't need anyone's pity."

"You're a sad little putt slut who snagged herself a pro golfer and now will do anything to keep him. He's finally seen you for who you really are," Heidi said. "And you can insult me all you like, but you're never going to get him back. Not with your winning personality."

"Fucking bitch," Miranda croaked. "You don't know what you're saying."

"She does," I said. I placed my arm around Heidi's shoulders and squared off against Miranda.

Miranda opened her mouth to respond, but my family stepped up on either side of me and Heidi. We were all facing her-Jensen, Austin, Morgan, Sutton, and even Patrick, Emery, and Julia. Us against her. I knew who I would place my bet on.

"You should go," I said firmly. "You're not wanted here."

"Fuck all of you fucking Wrights. I'll take the scandal to the press!"

Jensen shook his head. "I bought out your PI. I don't think that will be happening."

"Yeah, it wasn't even that hard to track down when I knew what I was looking for," Morgan said. She changed her tone of voice and grinned at Miranda. I knew she was enjoying herself. "So, you can go bye-bye now."

Miranda's eyes roamed between my family before landing back on me. "God, I am so glad that I got that abortion."