Game Over No Second Chances

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Chapter 66

Serena returned to Crestview Bay, She'd already arranged for someone to carry her things upstairs, leaving herself free to take a slow, unhurried walk before heading home.

As she approached her building, she saw a familiar figure standing beneath the streetlamp.

Zach was dressed in a suit, but he looked disheveled and worn down. His eyes were dull and lifeless. But the moment he saw her, they lit up.

"Rena, you're finally back! The last time at Larson Group, I let my emotions get the best of me. I said things I shouldn't have and upset you. This time, I came to apologize. I—"

Before Zach could finish, Serena raised a hand, cutting him off.

"I already got my revenge back then. We're even now. You don't owe me anything, so do us both a favor by shutting up and leaving."

With that, Serena walked past him. She'd barely taken two steps when Zach called out behind her. His voice was laced with desperation.

to apologize. If we can't go back to the way things wete, can't we at least start over

her. She remembered how their fingertips had brushed under dappled sunlight, the hum of cicadas on

were

in Serena's chest, but her mind remained sharp and unwavering. She took a steady breath and turned back, shattering the hope in his eyes with a single sentence. "You're not here because you feel guilty for letting me down. You're here because you're afraid of

Zach too well. Even now, standing under the dim glow of the streetlamp, she could see it-the flicker of greed

so slightly because of

read him like an

a price tag. Don't insult what little sincerity you have left. And let's not forget that you

was just Hugh's mistress. But now, you're the one groveling for a project. It's only been a few days, Zach. Did you lose your pride that quickly?" Her words hit like a

cycling through shades of pale and red, but he couldn't refute a single thing. His spine, once straight, seemed to curve under the weight of her accusations. The cold streetlamp cast

the wind as she

can you call Zach shameless

view abruptly and positioned herself in front of Zach like some kind of shield. Her eyes were red-rimmed

shared and part on

problem after another. Was tonight some kind of cursed reunion for her