เข้าสู่ระบบI stayed facing the city for a few more minutes before a series of knocks broke the silence. The door opened shortly after, and I knew it had to be Ivy, she was the only one I allowed to enter without waiting for permission.“Ma’am, someone would like to speak with you,” I heard her say while my back was still turned.I rubbed my temple lightly and simply nodded without asking who it was. Whoever it was, they had to be important.“Just let them in, Ivy,” I said lazily.I didn’t hear her respond. Instead, I heard footsteps, several of them, until the door finally closed. A few minutes passed, yet no one spoke. I was about to turn around when I froze at the sound of his voice.“You have a nice office.”I turned immediately.He was already seated in the chair across from my desk, his expression blank except for the faint, unreadable smirk playing on his lips.I raised an eyebrow at him.“What do you want? The meeting ended a while ago. Why are you still here?” I asked flatly as I straigh
When I woke up the next morning, breakfast was already prepared, and he was already dressed. While guilt still weighed heavily on my chest, he acted as if nothing had happened at all.“What’s your schedule today? Let’s have lunch together,” he greeted me with a smile as I sat down to eat.I glanced at my phone to check my calendar. I smiled when I saw that I didn’t have anything lined up except for one meeting.“I have an important meeting with our new investor before lunch. I’ll be free after that,” I told him, smiling genuinely.He simply nodded. “Then stay with me the whole night later,” he teased, even winking at me.I just laughed and continued eating. After breakfast, I got ready for work. I also took a moment to call Mom to check on Slater, we talked through FaceTime. I was relieved to see that he was doing fine now. He wasn’t sick anymore, though he kept pestering me about his daddy.Yuan drove me to my office. He almost didn’t want to leave since he didn’t have any important
“Why did you lie to me when I asked you about your pregnancy?” he demanded authoritatively, and that was when I finally let out the breath I hadn’t realized I’d been holding.I didn’t know I had been holding it in all this time. All I felt was anger and confusion, confusion over something I shouldn’t even be thinking about anymore.Why am I here? Why am I standing in front of the man who destroyed my life back then? Why am I letting him get this close to me again?“I… did not lie to you. I wasn’t pregnant. There is no child. We don’t have a child. Stop this madness,” I said firmly as I headed for the door, desperate to leave.But he grabbed my wrist instantly, pulling me back until I almost crashed into his chest.“Why do you keep denying it, Selina?” he said firmly, tightening his grip. “Do you have any idea that you still don’t know how to lie, even now?”I yanked my hand away with all my strength and cursed repeatedly. I could see how persistent he was about this ridiculous claim.
“Stop talking to me like we’re close friends. Please. Seeing you like this right now disgusts me, don’t you get that?” I said, every word dripping with resentment as I stood up abruptly.In an instant, everything he had done to me came rushing back. Every cruel word he had thrown my way. Every way he had destroyed me back then. It all flooded my mind at once. A burning heat spread through my chest, as if my heart were on fire again. The pain tightened around my throat, suffocating me.“Where are you going?” he asked immediately as I turned to leave.My whole world was shaking, and I could tell I was already drunk. I felt his hand close around my wrist, the brief sting of his touch burning against my skin.“I’m going home. Far away from you. Don’t bother me anymore, we have nothing left to talk about,” I said firmly, trying to pull free from his grip. But it was too tight, forcing me to look up at him.His gaze darkened as it locked onto mine, and then he smirked. He ran a hand through
I saw the surprise on her face. She frowned briefly before taking a shot of tequila.“He proposed to you?” she asked, startled. I immediately shook my head.“No. He just asked. He suddenly opened up about marriage and…” I trailed off, looking away from her.My gaze drifted to the people around us. Some had started slow dancing, while others stayed at their tables, drinking.“And?” I heard Melody prompt, making me look back at her.I let out a heavy sigh. After all, she’s my best friend.“…and I suddenly felt suffocated. I don’t know, Melody. It felt different when he said he wanted to marry me. Don’t you thi
“Look, Selina. Listen, I went to their house last month to visit Scarlett. She told me about what happened back then and asked me to be her son’s lawyer this time. I don’t expect to win, but I have to, to expose the truth about what happened five years ago,” he explained seriously, yet I still couldn’t fully grasp what he was saying.I kept my gaze on him. A wave of unease hit me as memories of that time resurfaced. If it weren’t for my child, I probably would have chosen to die. That whole revenge drained me completely, it took everything I had, leaving nothing behind.I thought it was over. So why am I here now, feeling like I’m piecing together another puzzle from that same nightmare? This is exhausting.I lazily closed my eyes and leaned back.







