All Chapters of Too Late to Melt Her Frozen Heart: Chapter 11 - Chapter 17

Ruby kept her eyes fixed on the ground. Her voice was calm as she said, "When you cheated on me, it didn't seem like you cared to ask if it was fair. Don't you ever show your face in front of me again."When Lars watched her figure shrinking into the distance, he clenched his fists so tightly that his hands hurt.After that day, Ruby started to receive flowers and a variety of gifts at her doorstep every day. The gifts were an assortment of jewelry and, on occasion, a designer bag. However, they were all in styles she used to like.She habitually tossed the gifts straight into the trash.She did not know how Lars managed to find her address. She decided she could not live here any longer.With that, she hesitated for a moment before dialing a number."Hey, I remember you told me I could contact you if I ever needed help. I need help moving to a more secluded place."Karl Bretner was reviewing documents when he answered. His deep voice echoed, "Ruby?"After falling silent for a

Meanwhile, Ruby was completely oblivious to what happened that night. She had a good night's sleep.When she went downstairs, she found Karl at the dining table savoring a cup of coffee while going through some reports."What are you doing here?"Karl cast a faint look at her, then gestured for her to sit down and eat while remarking, "I decided to stay on the ground floor since you were worried. This area happened to be near my office anyway."With that, Ruby sat across from him and started nibbling at a piece of bread.She had a hard time figuring out Karl. She was aware this place was some distance away from Bretner Corporation and that he would have to take a detour to get to work."If you want to go shopping, bring the bodyguards with you just to be on the safe side."After that, they ate the rest of their meal in silence.Since Ruby wanted to head out for a walk and get some fresh air, she decided to leave with Karl after breakfast.Just as she was about to get into the

Ruby felt a splitting headache when she opened her bleary eyes, only to find herself lying in an abandoned warehouse.There were several burly men. In the midst of them was Vera, who was standing with her back facing Ruby's direction and was talking to one of the men."Marcus, I told you I was going to bring you the daughter of the Bretners. Here she is."The man who was addressed as Marcus seemed to be blind in one eye, evident by the eyepatch he wore.He smiled approvingly. "Not bad, so you're not useless after all. I knew breaking you out of the asylum was worth the trouble."He adjusted his eye patch before stating hatefully, "It was Karl who blinded me many years ago. I had to go back to Rheinberg for several years while I recovered. Now that I have his dear sister here, I'll make sure she's well-treated..."Vera's eyes gleamed with excitement. "You should just finish her off right now. Make it quick and end this once and for all!"Marcus snappily interrupted Vera. "I need