Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

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Chapter 76 An Ill–fated Breakup

“Exactly! As long as you let me buy you dinner this one time, I’ll let go of this matter entirely,” Eugene immediately promised.

“Fine, come pick me up.” Erin hung up after updating him on her whereabouts. It’d be for the best if she could just get rid of someone so clingy as soon as she could.

While walking to where they both agreed to meet up, she typed a message to Chandler via WhatsApp.

“I’ve already sent my mom home. I’ll be having dinner with a friend, so I’ll be back late.”

Less than ten seconds later, she received Chandler’s text. “With who?”

After giving it some thought, she recalled one week ago when Chandler had stopped ordering Hans to tail her, so she felt that

she should be more honest with him too.

“My bestie’s ex–husband.”

“Eugene?” He texted back within seconds.

Just as she was about to type her answer, she received a call from Chandler instead.

“Why are you having dinner with him, Erin?” he quizzed. He sounded bewildered, and she could even hear that he was suppressing anger over the phone.

Thinking back to the incident where Eugene had molested her, she felt that it’d be a hassle to explain everything to Chandler there and then. Moreover, she knew that he’d start thinking all sorts of bad things afterward, so she thought up an excuse to appease him, “He wanted to ask me about Holly.”

“You’d better come home before ten tonight if you know what’s good for you!” he exclaimed after letting out an exasperated sigh.

he hung

phone, she couldn’t help but think of his threat. Surely, his idea of punishment was to make her beg for his forgiveness. It made her cheeks turn hot as she thought about how lustful Chandler had become these past two

out a sigh. It was a good thing her period was

minutes later, Eugene’s Lamborghini finally pulled up to the Neweast Train Station. His eye–catching luxury car immediately caused more than just a few heads

once she noticed the license plate. He’d already unlocked the car door for her, so it didn’t take her

later, the sports car sped

Eugene took Erin to the city’s most

kind of experience to get a seat in a restaurant one hundred and

and not to mention that she was now facing a man she never wished to meet in the first place,

offer for the both of them. The only thing he wanted now was to spend more time with

she ate, and she hardly even looked at Eugene the

exploded in a rant, “You’ve been stone–faced to me the entire time, Erin! How am I supposed to feel at ease when I

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look before saying, “You

too long.”

turning him into the sole eye candy in the restaurant. But just as he was about to speak, his sharp

premises.

was his ex–wife, Holly, and the man accompanying her looked so fine that his mere presence was enough

appearance was pleasing to the eye, and judging from his smile, he seemed to be in a good mood. His gaze then locked on the young woman in a yellow chiffon dress.

the restaurant. It was none other than Erin, the woman whose natural beauty was enough to beat all

wearing a fashionable suit befitting an aristocratic gentleman like himself, walked up to Erin and said,

together, she felt a twinge of displeasure in her lieart, which was why she didn’t go up

on the other hand, was all smiles. “Are you here to grab

merely glared at her with a trace of jealousy in her eyes. Erin was undoubtedly a natural beauty. Even without any makeup on, she still looked too beautiful to ignore. Her male companion tonight, Sean, was a living, breathing example of that. Not to mention her ex–husband Eugene, who had always seen Sean as his rival in love. With Erin talking to her with such an innocent and simple look on her face, it was the first time she ever resented her friend.

apart from having dinner? Do you suppose I came all this way to watch a movie?” Holly said

then turned her gaze to Eugene, who had been staring

she explained, “Holly, it just so happened that Eugene ran into me, so we both decided to grab dinner together. He even brought your name up while

refuse to play along, he immediately retorted, “Oh, shut up,

a split second. “Look at how embarrassed he is, Holly! To think that he’s still trying to hide it until now,” she replied nervously, not wanting

the excuse of being Holly’s best friend to twist our relationship, Erin! She’s my ex, okay? You’re the one I invited out for dinner tonight, so I’m damn well not sharing this table