ird Person's POV 9 Bryson blinked after hearing Debbil's words ; he hadn't expected her to say that . For a moment , he seemed taken aback . Then , he took a step back , and his expression hardened into irritation . " Debbii , don't talk like that , " he said . " Hedy already knows she was wrong . She must have been upset because you and I were so close before . She felt uncomfortable , and that's why she staged that kidnapping . If I explain things properly to her this time , none of this will happen again . " He hesitated , then added more earnestly , watching the color drain from Debbii's face . " Besides ... I'm married to her now . If she heard you saying these things , she'd be furious . " He met her eyes . " You and I grew up together . I remember you saving my life when we were kids . But Debbii , that was never love on my part . The one I love has always been Hedy . " His voice turned softer as he tried to justify himself . " Hedy did a lot of wrong things to you before , and I punished her because of that . But whenever she gets hurt , I get hurt for her , too . " So don't say things like that again , okay ? If you're afraid Hedy might go after you in the future , I can have people look out for you secretly . As for hospital work , my company owns several hospitals ; you can pick whichever one you like . " He believed his offer was generous enough . He believed he had said all the right things . But Debbii's face slowly froze . She had thought that once she spoke , he would surely agree with her . After all , he had already gone so far for her - he didn't care even that Hedy's mom had been left in a coma . He had even sent Hedy's brother to prison when that man tried to act against Debbii . Debbii had seen everything Bryson had done to Hedy . Debbii had assumed she would not be turned down . Yet , he had rejected her without hesitation ! Her face went rigid ; the pleading expression she'd worn moments before slipped away , For a long , awkward beat , neither of them spoke . My Marriage Died in the Operating Room 1/2 31.5 % 9:44 Wed , Oct 15 » Since Debbii had made her request , Bryson no longer mollycoddled her as he used to . Only after what happened yesterday did he realize their closeness had crossed a line . ' Hedy has always been gentle , yet she's started to lash out at Debbii because of this .' At that thought , Bryson averted his eyes and hurriedly said , " Think it over , Debbii . I'll go check why Hedy hasn't arrived yet . " Without waiting for her protest , he turned and left . Debbii watched him go , a dangerous look crossing her face . Once he was out of sight , she took out her phone with a blank expression . " Room 703 , " she said into the phone . " I want you to go there now and set the fire . Make it look like an accident - don't leave any traces back to me . The down payment is already in your account . " She hung up before the person on the other end could answer . Even after issuing the order , her features showed no relief . She hadn't intended to go this far . But she hadn't expected Bryson to have done so much for her and still refused to give her a title an official place in his life . Unable to blame him directly , she blamed everything on Hedy . Debbii's eyes flared with hatred as she thought , ' Once Hedy's gone , with Bryson's favor and closeness to me , it won't be long before we can get married . But as long as Hedy lives , I'll always be nothing more than his childhood friend ! ' She clenched the phone so tightly she could feel the hardness of it under her palm . " Hedy , " she muttered , " this is on you . If you'd disappeared earlier , you wouldn't be dead now . All of this - you forced me into this ... " She stood in the backstage area of the press conference , gripping her phone until her fingers hurt . 9