Counterback of the Despised Luna by Diana West

Chapter 197 I Won’t Accept Your Resignation

I pushed open the door and stepped inside.

Caden was sitting at his desk, staring coldly at the computer screen.

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He wore a black shirt, his brow furrowed in concentration. The faint hint of sorrow between his eyebrows made him look even more aloof and distant.

Hearing the sound, Caden lifted his gaze. When he saw it was me, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his usually indifferent expression became more complex.

Our gazes met, our eyes locking, and neither of us said a word.

The silence in the office was almost suffocating.

Staring at his familiar, handsome face–his sharp features like they’d been carved by a divine hand–I felt a surge of emotions. His cold, distant aura only heightened my frustration.

I suddenly had the urge to ask him why, on the day of their engagement, he had completely ignored my feelings and disappeared for the entire day with Tessa.

Why was he so cold and indifferent to me, even refusing to let me see Richard?

But I held back.

Taking a deep breath to calm my racing emotions, I put on a gentle smile and walked slowly to his desk.

I placed my resignation letter in front of him and said coolly, “Here’s my resignation letter. Please approve

it.”

Caden’s POV:

Resignation letter?

The moment I saw it, my mood plummeted.

She’d moved out, and now she’s resigning too?!

to cut ties

For Jasper?

This is unbelievable!

letter, I tore it to

frozen, staring at me in shock. After a few seconds, she finally regained her composure and asked, “Caden, what

her, and sneered, “I

eyes narrowing as she looked at me. She asked, “Why don’t you accept my

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eyes and coldly added, “If this is about the ‘Ice and Fire‘ project, and you don’t want me to resign because of that, you don’t need to worry. The project is already on track, and I can hand it off to someone else at any

long strides, I stepped forward and closed the distance between us. My voice cold as ice as I said, “Rosaline, are you in such a hurry to cut ties

Rosaline’s POV:

endless ocean, swirling with cold, raging waves that threatened to

to withstand the intensity of his

Cut ties with him?

For Jasper?

out of his

This is ridiculous!

at the corner of my lips.

but suddenly

I could react, Caden slammed me against

My words were cut off as he silenced me with his

and kissed me

fierce and domineering, filled with raw anger,

Caden’s POV:

held her wrists tightly, my grip

lips, the sweet taste of her, pulled

but pry her

too, was lost in

let out a

tangled, exploring each

way to punish this cold–hearted woman quickly became something much

before, neither of us could