Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 43 Chapter 43 Stay Away From Eric

At this point, Jeremiah asking to meet me probably had little to do with the divorce itself, but if there was even the slightest chance of progre

After all, things were already completely broken between us. There was no point in dragging it out any further.

Ichanged into something casual and headed out at a leisurely pace.

When I arrived at the restaurant, I found that Jeremiah had already

ordered the food, and every dish was my favorite. The table was filled with an array of visually stunning and aromatic dishes, but I felt no ap "What's the rush?"

Jeremiah poured me a glass of red wine and spoke in a tone that almost sounded nostalgic. “It's been a while since we've sat down and ha I stared at the fake smile plastered across his face and couldn't resist mocking him. “Not eating together suits me just fine. After all, how can His expression froze, and his hand tightened around the wine glass.

He managed to suppress his temper a few seconds later and replied calmly, "I know I wronged you, so I'm here today to apologize."

mine. “I was in the wrong for how I

swirling red liquid in my glass, feeling a wave

all I got in return was neglect and hurt. Now that I was over him and ready to

humility had nothing to do

entirely about protecting

too concerned about whether I forgave him or not. Knowing his

his fork and continued as if

to back off from targeting the Cornell family.

go head-to-head with

an eyebrow, looking at him like he

Eric fell out years

Wait.

by that? Do you think I'm the one who told Eric to targe “Isn't it obvious?” he shot back. “If it

that Eric listens to you. His tone was so