Chapter 134

“Where is she?”

Yvan locked eyes with Adrian’s sea–green gaze; his voice laced with urgency.

“She went home.”

Adrian let out a light chuckle. “Yvan, you sure are a gentleman, aren’t you?”

Yvan’s face paled; his body suddenly felt as if it had been drained of all strength, and he stood there, a sense of bewildering helplessness washing over him.

Adrian crossed his arms, his handsome brows arched in inquiry. “If I’m not mistaken, you just lost your cool over a woman you once rejected?”

Yvan found himself speechless, shocked by his own lack of control. To have acted out in such a way!

The man’s silence only deepened Adrian’s keen look. “Yvan, I thought you wouldn’t fall for such

a woman.”

Yvan quickly denied it. “Fall for her? Her? Is she even worthy?”

rhetorical questions. “If that’s the case, you needn’t have made such a

unbiddenly swept back to the image of Matilda, tears in her eyes, crashing into his embrace. He shook off the

his tone was almost biting, each word a deliberate strike, as though he intended

face, an odd irritation bubbling up within him again.

all her interest in staying. After saying goodbye to Chloe, she walked alone to the underground parking lot.

fear of Yvan had long ago seeped into her bones, becoming an instinctive habit. She hugged herself in the empty parking lot, its silence surrounding her as she leaned against the wall and let out

times… how many more repetitions of this pain before

heart must I forge

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wounded animal, she could only lick her own wounds salvation had to come from within; no

to Yvan, only to

cab when she saw someone approaching from a distance. His slow yet graceful stride became clear as he drew closer, his green eyes gleaming

tied back, his striking features

pockets, quipped, “What are you doing here? I thought you’d be off crying on

tone made Matilda frown. She attempted to leave, but he called

“Hey, Matilda Thompson.”

by her full name, usually opting for a more teasing moniker. But now, there was a

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