Chapter 468:

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Kellan clenched his jaw, and his voice slipped out low and cold. “Get lost.”

Unfazed, Ferdinand shrugged, settling back into his seat with a faint smile. “Fine, we won’t talk about her.” He paused, then regarded Kellan thoughtfully. “But I was actually planning to drop by your office today to discuss that collaboration we talked about, only to hear you were ‘unavailable.'”

His eyes narrowed with playful suspicion. “Rumor has it you were off entertaining the Perry heiress.”

Kellan scoffed immediately. “She’s not worthy.”

Ferdinand arched an eyebrow, smirking. “True. No one quite measures up to Allison, huh?”

After the silence that followed, Kellan’s voice finally came, raw and edged with something vulnerable. “She’s leaving. To her, I’m… nothing.”

you were off tonight.” For a moment, he sat back, considering his friend. “You know, maybe the problem is you’ve spoiled her senseless. Put

“I don’t mind

his eyes, fighting the urge to slap some

a woman to feel something, you need to shake things up!” He leaned forward with a frustrated exhale. “Women… they’re always dancing around their feelings. They’ll say they don’t care, but they absolutely

an idea. “Here’s a thought—try the jealousy trick. Always works

straightened in his seat, staring hazily

Carole, make her think twice. See how

got to be kidding.” He wasn’t

the movies.” With that, he settled back, clearly pleased with himself despite Kellan’s stony silence. After all, he was the CEO of the world’s largest advertising company and prided

escaped Kellan, but he

a sting he hadn’t quite shaken. “The thrill of uncertainty is addictive, but that doesn’t make

always been a tangled mess of half-truths, fueled by fleeting passions and pleasures— a twisted habit to pass the time.

truly craved wasn’t the

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