Chapter 112: From Hell

"Do I need to repeat myself, Ash Cassius?" I asked, feeling irritated.

"First time you've called me by my full name, Sapphire Jade." He smirked, taking the phone from his pocket. "I loved it. Say it again-I'll record it this time." I raised an eyebrow. What the hell?

I lunged for his phone with thoughts of throwing it off a rooftop, or smashing it to bits. But he quickly pulled it away, grinning.

"I don't have time for your games," I said, my voice firm.

He smiled. "Well, I have plenty of time."

"I'm not in the mood, Ash. I'm warning you."

I hate it. Why wasn't he intimidated by me like everyone else?

He took out what was inside the bag he was holding, and my forehead creased as I saw it was a strawberry cake.

"You like this, don't you? I bought it for you," he said, holding the cup out toward me, but I didn't take it.

But my stomach growled so badly, so I stepped aside from my pride for now.

"There's a reason I came here," he said, smiling as I ate the strawberry cake. "If you want to know why, have breakfast with me, Sapphire."

I COULDN'T understand how the hell I ended up here, sitting across from him in a restaurant here in my condo building, eating breakfast with my enemy.

"Were you starving for a month? Slow down," Ash said, seeing how I'd been shoveling rice into my mouth nonstop.

I'm only like this because I'm nervous, jerk.

I wanted to say it, but I knew he'd misinterpret it, so I swallowed the words.

is great. You've hired top-tier chefs,

checked my phone, which had vibrated

my call log. "Isn't that why you're here? She told me earlier that you'd bring

to go there," he said, making me look at him in surprise. "I told her

raised an eyebrow. "Then why are

is

me, making me freeze. My breath caught as my heart pounded

wanted to see

making his voice

head quickly, trying to shake off the questions flooding my

you mean by that?"

hear me, Ash continued

leave anytime. He seemed prepared too;

them... So let me ask just one," I said,

have anticipated it, the corner of his

standing up to leave. "And it was all because of

early in the morning wasn't a good idea. Now here I am, in

"Good morning, Ma'am Miller."

I was often in their CEO's office when I had nothing else

sleeveless shirt, white blazer, and a black pencil skirt partnered with a black high

wanted to look presentable despite

way to the elevator, closing the doors before anyone else could get in. I pressed the button for the 30th floor, where Mason's office was located. "It's

my head. I couldn't ask him what he meant because I froze. By the

the elevator ascended. Our brief eye contact had left a lasting impression-the pain and anger in his eyes were seared into my mind. Why did he seem so mad at me? I

Because he shot me.

tried to kill

no reason more valid

in thought, I didn't realize I had already reached the 30th floor. I quickly walked to

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