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?”

eyebrows shot up at the triple rhetorical questions. “If that’s the case, you

the image of Matilda, tears in her eyes, crashing into his embrace. He shook off the thought, emphasizing each

as though he intended to shatter every ounce

an odd irritation

had drained all her interest in staying. After saying goodbye to Chloe, she walked alone to the underground parking lot. She hadn’t driven there she just needed some air, feeling nearly suffocated by the day’s events.

were still trembling. The fear of Yvan had long ago seeped into her bones, becoming an instinctive habit. She hugged herself in

more repetitions of this pain before she could step out

what kind of steely heart must I forge to

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air, her heart spasming with acute pain. Like a wounded animal, she could only lick her own wounds salvation

bid farewell to Yvan, only to spot that frail figure in the

herself, ready to call a cab when she saw someone approaching from a distance. His slow yet graceful stride became clear as he

hair was loosely tied back, his striking features accentuated by his fair skin.

are you doing here?

She attempted to leave, but he called

“Hey, Matilda Thompson.”

her by her full name, usually opting for a more teasing

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