Chapter 314

"Ryan, in your imagined outcome, I should be deeply grateful now, right?" I asked sarcastically.

"Not really."

Ryan avoided my gaze and loosened his tie with one hand. "I just hope that you can live a more comfortable life."

"Alright."

I wasn't in a hurry to refute him. I said softly, "Then name your price. If you sell the 51% of shares you hold in the Charlotte Jewelry, I'd be much more at ease."

From the beginning, perhaps neither of us had truly understood each other.

He once saw me as wild grass in an unkempt field, never sparing me a second glance. Now, he viewed me as a rose in a greenhouse, only suitable for delicate nurturing.

And as for me, I had lost all trust in him.

Why would the two of us choose to be together?

He suddenly looked at me, his thin lips pursed. "Charlotte..."

you wanted me to

Group to back you up, you'd be more at

said with

"I know..."

know?" I asked, looking at him with mixed emotions. "Before you invested in me, did you ever respect my wishes? Did you ever let me know that the person investing in

what are your wishes?" Ryan, rarely submissive, spoke with a gentler tone, his noble features touched by tenderness, "Alright, I promise to respect your wishes as much

interrupt him. "My wish is to have nothing to do

he said, "That's

I smiled. "All your respect and concern for me are built

to satisfy

frowned, his expression growing cold.

she caused trouble, you said it was just to

remained surprisingly calm. "When Bethany appeared, you dropped a few words to

reconcile is just because you're not

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you ever ask me about any of this? Did you ever ask me what I think?

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