Chapter 59

Thalassa raised an eyebrow. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Kris took some steps forward toward her desk. “Don’t pretend. I’m sure Millicent must’ve already called to tell you what we talked about.”

He pursed his lips into a grim line before speaking again. “You told me that you and Zeke Mathews were lovers. You even made me believe that he could’ve been the father of the child you lost.”

A cold smile curved Thalassa’s lips. “Did I? Did I really say those things to you?” She let out a snort. “It was you, Kris. It was you who came here with your guns blazing, throwing all sorts of accusations at me.”

“You didn’t deny any of them,” Kris said accusingly.

“Because I had no need to,” Thalassa stated calmly. “You see, your opinion of me is as worthless as you are to me.”

Her words stung, but Kris managed to keep a straight face. So you would rather I continue thinking the worst of you than to tell me the truth.”

“No, I would rather you finally understood that I don’t give a flying cow what you think of me, whether good or bad.”

She scoffed. “Besides, when did you become so gullible? I thought you were smarter. Someone tells you a story, and you believe everything they said? Didn’t it occur to you that I might’ve been the one who told her to tell you all that?”

For several seconds, Kris could only stare at her in silence as the wheels began turning in his head until it finally clicked.

He let out a small chuckle. “I see. It finally makes sense why you’re doing this.”

way around her desk, walking toward her so

his mind. “Afraid of what? What are you

to melt your coldness

“Now you’re talking

then why do you so badly want me to keep hating you? You want me to continue hating you so that

very busy, and you’re obviously just wasting my time

pulling her flush against

doing? Let go of me!” she demanded, trying to free herself, but he

as you want, but I see the heat in your eyes whenever you look at me.” His eyes

free herself, he held her much closer, feeling his body warm with all the incendiary emotions he’d

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Chapter 59

I did. Tell me you didn’t toss all night in bed because you just couldn‘ get me out of your head, just as I was unable to get you out of

overwhelmed by his suddenly strange attitude. If it wasn’t for the fact that she couldn’t smell any

him. “Are you out of your mind? What has come over

that almost sounded deranged. He wished he knew

it hurt. Despite all the years that

even

ourselves, Thalassa? Why do we keep trying to hurt each other at every chance when it’s obvious that there’s so much more

thing that’s

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