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Chapter 34: Scars and Champagne

Author: Lily Small
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-23 19:45:43

The elevator ride up to Henry’s penthouse felt unusually quiet. Karen stood beside him, heels in hand now, her shopping bags slung over one shoulder, her mind still buzzing from the mall encounter and that phone call.

Henry looked over, one brow slightly raised. “You really enjoy messing with my accounts, don’t you?”

Karen smirked. “It’s not about the money. It’s the principle. I needed those heels for emotional healing.”

“You could’ve bought the store.”

“Maybe next week.”

The doors slid open.

The penthouse was dark except for the city lights pouring in through the glass walls. Karen dropped her bags on the couch, walked barefoot into the kitchen, and grabbed a bottle of champagne.

Henry leaned against the counter, watching her.

“I didn’t expect this life,” she said suddenly, popping the cork. “Any of it. You. Them. This.”

He said nothing.

She poured two glasses and passed him one. “Do you ever get tired of being cold?”

Henry studied her. “No. Cold keeps people out.”

“But
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