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?!

Rosaline so eager to cut ties with

For Jasper?

This is unbelievable!

to pieces and threw it

seconds, she finally

suddenly stood up, towering over her, and sneered,

looked at me. She asked, “Why don’t you accept my resignation? What’s

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“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

strides, I stepped forward and closed the distance between us. My voice cold as ice as

Rosaline’s POV:

eyes were deep and turbulent, like an endless ocean, swirling with cold, raging waves that threatened to drown

intensity of his

Cut ties with him?

For Jasper?

out of his

This is ridiculous!

sarcastic smile tugged at the corner of my

but suddenly a force gripped my waist, icy

Caden slammed me

My words were cut off as he silenced me with

kissed me hard on

filled with

Caden’s POV:

held her wrists

lips, the sweet taste of her, pulled

but pry her

was lost in

out a soft, involuntary

tangled, exploring

to punish this cold–hearted woman quickly

like before, neither of