Maria stood up in exhaustion as she heard the knock on her door. She went to open the door, only to find Richard standing there after he had left earlier.Maria frowned, but before she could speak, Richard started first. "You already found out what I did to Cameron, right?"Maria paused for a moment."If you know, then stop seeing him." Richard's tone was heavy-handed and controlling.Maria's eyes narrowed, her voice cold. "If you plan to hurt everyone around me just to force me back to your side, you're making a big mistake. I won't give in. I'll only grow to hate you more."At that, Richard's lips turned in a faint smile. "It doesn't matter. Hate me if you want, but I can't stand anyone being near you. I don't even know what to do anymore."He smiled faintly, but his eyes were filled with a dense grief, as if he had fallen into complete despair. He continued, stressing each word, "I wanted to take things slowly, too. To wait and see if one day, you'd willingly come back to
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