"Why are you so quiet?"Seeing Ethan fall silent, Charlotte spoke again, her tone teasing. She thought he'd run out of lies and saw an opportunity to mock him.Ethan smiled, though the tears glimmering at the corners of his eyes betrayed him. When he tilted his head, they were quickly brushed aside with a finger."What more is there to say? I've explained everything I could. Since you don't believe me, there's nothing left to say…"Charlotte wasn't sure if it was her imagination, but it felt like he had cried. She drew in a deep breath, grabbed her bag, and left the private room.Bursting out of the bar, she immediately hailed a taxi and climbed in, as if afraid Ethan would chase after her at any moment.It wasn't until the car had driven a good distance that she rolled down the window, letting the night wind hit her face, finally calming her racing heart.She had seen him humbled, tormented, forced to bow—and the satisfaction that brought her lasted only a fleeting moment befor
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