Resent, Reject, Regret by Aqua Summers

Chapter 487 That’d Be Degrading to You

The woman was doing a crappy job of hiding her lack of confidence. “We’re not, like, speaking anymore!”

“But you didn’t say the two of you are divorced, did you? Why wouldn’t you answer the question?”

The woman’s indignance turned into rage. “Who the f*ck are you? Why are you getting in between our business?”

“No, Miss McKinnon’s completely right.” Hoyt suddenly spoke up. Frigidness had shadowed his face.” Selma, are you and Mr. Sach split?”

Selma could not answer him. As her silence grew, Hoyt’s cold suspicion turned into a scowl undergirded by quiet disappointment. “Now, what? You just want to have it both ways, don’t you? Make me your side- chick, or whatever the h*ll you call it?” 1

“I’m not trying to make you a side-anything!”

“Then explain why you’re asking us to start over when you’re not completely split from Mr. Sach!”

“I just want to be with you, okay?” Selma cried in frustration. Her eyes were red. “Yes, we aren’t divorced, so what? We were supposed to be together! The thing that stopped us was your poverty. My parents wouldn’t let me marry you because you’re poor, so we didn’t!

I’m happy to be some 50-year-old man’s wife!? If only you could be an entrepreneur, industrialist,

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helpless guilt. “Look, I’m sorry I wasn’t a better man for you. But all that

to move on? Why, because of her!?” She snapped, exasperated, and trained a finger at Deirdre. “You’re unbelievable! Did she charm you with voodoo, or are you that down-bad, huh? You’re not honestly thinking

to the floor. “You don’t understand. I think… I

throw another tantrum when Deirdre suddenly broke her own silence. “Excuse me, but where were you

The young woman froze.

when it happened, right? Maybe even in the living room, watching him scraping his knees outside, waiting and

as your parents wanted you to. In other words, you’re the one

“The f*ck do you know!? If it

financial status isn’t the best. But you know he has the capability to provide you a decent, happy life. It was your greed that killed this relationship. Your insatiable greed. You’re the one

and ignored. Suddenly, you want him to start an affair with you if it means someone will love you. Don’t you see? You’re degrading yourself. You’re degrading the love between

were beet red. Livid, she raised her hand. “How

caught her wrist

“Hoyt?”