Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 112 Bottom Line

Half an hour later. Erin and Chandler sat in the theater. They had the entire place to themselves. Only the two of them sat in the middle of the theater watching a horror film.

Erin had no idea what they were watching the whole time. Her mind was conflicted, constantly reminding herself that she couldn’t be entangled with Chandler. The man had a fiancée, for Christ’s sake!

But his hand, which was already sweating, held onto hers tightly, refusing to let go.

She turned to look at him and calmly asked, “Chandler, what exactly do you want? Can’t we just break up properly?”

“No. You can’t break up with me so arbitrarily.” He kept his gaze straight, looking at the female ghost on the big screen without a trace of fear. It was as if he was watching a lighthearted cartoon.

His dominance and arrogance left no room for any reasoning. A smirk appeared on Erin’s lips as she said. “Alright, since you don’t want to break up, then cancel the engagement banquet. Can you do that?”

For her to finally make a request to him, Chandler was somewhat impressed. He gave her a sideways glance and smiled mischievously.” Erin, have you fallen in love with me?”

Those deep, icy eyes became even more mysterious and eerily chilling in the dim environment of the cinema. Even though Chandler was right next to her, Erin still didn’t know what he was thinking deep down. The inability to understand him made her weary.

She couldn’t even gauge if Chandler would be happy or troubled if she confessed her feelings for him. After all, he had a fiancée who was a good match for him.

Suddenly, two glistening teardrops fell, and Erin lowered her face to the side, no longer willing to look at Chandler. He turned around and tried to pull her onto his lap, but Erin refused. So, he stood up, forcefully grabbed her by the arms, lifted her up by the waist, and sat back. down holding her in his embrace.

“I was just asking if you liked me or not. It’s not like I’m asking you to die for me. Why are you crying?” he asked, mildly frustrated.

him feel powerless. The more she silently cried, the more agitated he would feel. He wished he could tell her that he didn’t love his fiancée at all and that the engagement was just for show. Those words

you gone mute,

like you! But liking you is really difficult! Since you already have a fiancée, why can’t you just be with her and stop coming after me? I don’t want to be a mistress! You know how much I hate being

she began to sob. Chandler let

carefully. I like you

was gentle and comforting, but it gradually became passionate and full of longing. Chandler’s desire for her was

and she remembered that they were in a movie theater.

Erin said weakly,

on her. He stared at her lips, which had become reddened and slightly swollen from his kiss. The urge for conquest surged through his blood at the sight of that.

finally revealed an important message.” There will be an engagement banquet,

eyes and decided that he didn’t seem to be joking. Sadly, this wasn’t the answer that she

“So, if I choose to be with you, I will still

be the

“Hmph

to get away, but Chandler refused to

go of

sudden emotional outburst. Chandler didn’t hold her down lorcefully

him and said with finality. “Chandler, I don’t need your money. I can earn my own. I don’t need your constant companionship either; I’ll spend more time on work so that I won’t think of you so much. But I can’t stand becoming the kind of woman I hate the

“Erin

frowned: her stubbornness was causing him distress. He couldn’t use compromising photos

with him as he did at the beginning. She

felt helpless for the first

than anything to rush over and tell her to