Chapter: 3365

Matilda was as cunning as ever. Her calculated move had drawn Ainsley right into the chaos.

Now, in the midst of this pandemonium, Matilda could simply wash her hands of the whole affair and slip away while Ainsley bore the brunt of it all.

Ainsley had heard stories of stampedes like this. Once the frenzy took hold, it was anyone's guess who would walk away unscathed and who would be left behind, trampled underfoot.

The surge of bodies pressed in from every direction, pushing and pulling her like a leaf in a storm.

Ainsley was burning hot with anger, but there was no one to lash out at.