Chapter 190

I glared at her, my voice sharp as I asked, "What did you just say?"

Selene barely glanced at me, brushing off my words as she continued her conversation with Grayson

on the phone

"It's fine. Take your time. I'll wait here until you arrive," she said, her calm tone only fueling my anger.

Her blatant dismissal of me sent a surge of wrath through my veins. She didn't even flinch as I stared at her, my glare burning into her. Instead, she held eye contact with me, bold and unbothered, while speaking to him.

"Bye, Grayson," she said cheerfully before ending the call.

After slipping her phone back into her bag, she turned to me, her expression unreadable.

"What?" she asked, as if nothing had just transpired.

I clenched my fists, barely able to keep my anger in check. "What were you telling him?" I demanded.

"To pick me up from here," she said, her tone casual as though it was the most normal thing in the

world.

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Without thinking, I grabbed her arm, pulling her closer. "Did I take a leave for you from your job so you could spend your time with another man?"

Her eyes widened, momentarily startled by my outburst, but she quickly composed herself.

a leave?" she shot back. "Was I the one who told you

"You can't give your time to someone

my grip and stepping away from me. It was a deliberate move-one that only stoked the

Kane Thorne," she said, shaking her head in frustration. "Just a few minutes ago, you said sorry, and

doesn't mean I'm okay with you running around

voice incredulous as she repeated,

tone low and accusing. "What's going

know him?"

out before I could stop them. I wasn't even

her leave,

about it," she said coldly.

confused by her sudden change of subject. "What did

her voice sharp and cutting, “and that you'd never come for me again. So, Kane, it's time to prove you're a man of your word. Let me

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yours

like a dagger to my chest. My blood boiled at the way she spoke as if this

myself silently, regretting the words I had thrown at her father in

expected them to come back to haunt

the sound of a car interrupted

car sped toward us, coming to a stop right

a man in a tailored suit stepped out. His calm, self- assured demeanor was enough to put anyone at ease, but to me, it only made my blood

lit up at the sight of him, her eyes brightening in a way that made my

man, my fury barely contained, and muttered under my breath, "Grayson Vale Grayson's sharp eyes turned to me, and his face remained calm

bow-of course, he wouldn't. He

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