Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 149 Crafting Another Persona Again

I tried hard to gather tears in my eyes. Though I didn't want to admit it, I was

clearly mimicking Elsa right now. After all, in the eyes of a man like Jeremiah, only fragility would stir his desire to protect.

"If you're the one behind all this, then it'd prove you truly care about me. I definitely don't want a divorce. Building a business isn't my goal. I just don't want to be ignored by you anymore."

As soon as the words left my mouth, Jeremiah quickly walked over and wiped away my tears.

I turned away from his hand. "If you didn't do any of this, then I can be sure there's no place for me in your heart anymore."

With that, I turned to leave.

Jeremiah immediately grabbed my wrist, a smile spreading across his face. "No, that's not it! How could I not care about you? It's been so long since I've seen you cry. When you do, I feel like I'm the villain."

His face twisted into a sleazy grin, making my stomach churn.

I scoffed inwardly. Sure enough, Jeremiah would fall for this act every time.

himself and his inflated sense of male superiority. Any woman with a bit of beauty would immediately trigger his sentimental and protective nature the moment she showed

his grasp,

know

Jeremiah for a while, but just

Jeremiah could even respond, a young woman suddenly pushed the door open, her face full of

Cornell! It's bad! Ms. Elsa has

the room only after

tenderness that had

walked toward the door, but he suddenly turned to look at me just as he reached

waved my hand with a composed smile. "It's fine. I

my graciousness, a hint of satisfaction flashed in Jeremiah's eyes before he turned and

them. I let my

who knew how much longer I would've had to put on this nauseating act until I found an excuse to get

Jeremiah's computer after shaking off the

was locked. I tried entering his and Elsa's birthdaysbut failed each time. There was only one attempt

ten minutes if I

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