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Logan's tone grew sharper.

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"I understand, Logan. No matter what I do, Mrs. Mercer won't like me. I'm sorry for dragging you into this emotional mess," Selene said quietly.

Her apology was humble, almost self-deprecating. She hadn't done anything wrong. Even if she had, it would've been out of her overwhelming love for him. Otherwise, she wouldn't have endured so much

for his sake.

"I don't mind the mess-it's what I deserve. But you should stop torturing yourself," Logan said, his voice unusually irritable.

"Logan, I don't understand you. What do you mean?" Selene asked, her

meekness somehow amplified around him. I couldn't tell if it was genuine or just a facade.

As they continued walking away, their voices faded, and I couldn't make out the rest of their conversation. I wasn't unfamiliar with scenes like this. Logan often acted like an emotional child, and it was one of the many reasons our relationship had been so miserable.

Just as that thought crossed my mind, Alex's voice broke through.

"How long do you two plan to hug? The food's getting cold."

His words snapped me out of my thoughts, and I suddenly realized I was still in Ashton's arms. My face flushed crimson as I quickly stepped back, escaping his embrace.

"You two carry on. I need to get back to my table," I said hurriedly, trying to leave.

But Ashton tugged at my wrist, stopping me. When I turned around, I noticed Logan and Selene looking in our direction.

Their reactions couldn't have been more different: Logan's face was grim, while Selene looked pale and uneasy. I ignored them and turned back to Ashton.

to head back," I said, keeping my tone

gaze warm and affectionate.

you."

and parted

while I headed back to join Tessa. "What took you so

into Ashton," I replied

looked momentarily surprised but quickly smiled and teased, "Did he follow you here

his superior,"

"Elaine, I'm sure Ashton's a good man, but can he really take care

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from a good enough family background, don't you?" I replied, cutting straight to the

a sigh. "Ethan and I wouldn't want you to struggle. It's extremely difficult to live a life

and Ethan had built Mercer Corporation from the ground up. It wasn't a legacy handed down

"Were things really

I'd rather not think about

painful to reflect on, no matter how far

you two decided to

was also fate," she said with a

start a business too, but..." I

and patted my shoulder. "Let's not

is done. Let's focus on

head, my voice firm. “Tessa, were you there when my parents had their crash? Do you know if it was a mechanical failure

knew was that they had died in a car accident, but I had never asked

"Elaine, I told you-we shouldr bring this up. It's

Tessa. I can handle the truth. Please... tell me," I

fingers trembled slightly. "It's all in the past, Elaine. Why

"Because they were my parents, Tessa. My only family

this world."