Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 202 Go with the Flow

I stared at Eric in shock, completely unprepared for him to show up at my office.

Forcing down my panic, I tried to keep my voice calm. "You left work early today?"

I hadn't even gotten a chance to hide...

Eric's expression was serious. "If I didn't, I wouldn't have caught you. How long are you planning to keep avoiding me?"

My heart skipped a beat. I quickly denied it, saying, "I'm not avoiding you, I've just been really busy."

At my words, a trace of hurt flickered across his face, and his tone softened. "You promised to take care of me... My shoulder has healed now, but you still don't have time for me."

Seeing him like this, a wave of guilt washed over me. The urge to avoid him vanished in an instant.

"I..." I opened my mouth, but no words came out. A mess of emotions swirled inside me. "I'm sorry..."

Eric stepped closer, his eyes locking on mine. "Sorry for what?"

pulled me in. Slowly, I whispered, "I

avoiding him for so long. I finished the rest of the

He pressed further, saying, "Then can you promise me something? Don't disappear on me like that again. Do you have any idea how

I heard that, I couldn't help but laugh. The tense

nodded, my voice

just

was to face it head-on. Still, I couldn't shake the feeling that Eric had

confusion because the amusement

on my desk. He picked it up between his fingers and raised a brow. He looked at

and asked, "Aren't

chuckled. "Of course. If you're going, then I

remembering something, he grinned and asked, "Are you

heiress of the Brown family or

my head and smirked. "Only kids choose. I'm

was what I said, but when the night of the gala arrived, I attended as the heiress of the

hadn't publicly announced our flash marriage yet. If we were to show up as a couple that night, we would have probably

as