"I was terrified," I confessed, my voice dropping. "I could barely restrain Connor or avoid being accidentally struck myself in the frenzy."
The table had fallen completely silent, everyone hanging on my words.
"When it was over, Connor's hands dripped blood, splattered on his face. His ice-blue eyes burned with fury." I shuddered slightly at the memory. "He looked like an avenging predator rather than the controlled man we all know."
I continued, explaining the aftermath. "Liam was hospitalized for months with injuries and subsequently expelled from school. His family's business collapsed due to the scandal and pressure from the Rivers family, forcing them to flee Riverdale in disgrace."
"Connor spent a few days in detention but was released after his father, William Rivers, negot
