The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 707

Tears streamed down Candida's cheeks, falling in heavy drops.

A deep sense of helplessness washed over her she simply wasn't strong

enough.

"Karl, for all those years I stood by you, cared for you... I'm begging you, please— don't hurt Star, okay? Please... I'll go back with you right now. I won't say another word about breaking up."

Karl's eyes narrowed. "You'd beg me for a woman as insignificant as her?"

He knew better than anyone how proud Candida was. Even when she'd hit rock bottom, desperate and alone, she'd never once pleaded for mercy. She'd always known that if she did, he would cave-yet she'd chosen to sleep on park benches rather than send him a single message. She'd even blocked his number, cutting him off completely.

And now, for the sake of a woman he saw as nothing more than an insect, she was begging?

Karl's face darkened with a mix of shock and fury.

he'd lost his eyesight. But that was different. He was not like other people. There was no comparison- he wouldn't allow it. Anyone who dared stand on his level... could not be allowed to

thought made his

softening with a gentle smile. "Candida, don't you realize? The more you

in. One of them easily pinned Candida's arms behind her back. She struggled wildly, but she

ungrateful bastard, I'll

expressionless, unmoved by her

weak were

girlfriend. But just a little taste of freedom,

slow, and clearly ineffective. If he hurt Stella, made an example of her-maybe that would finally get through to Candida. He wanted her to know: anyone she tried

for whether Stella was innocent... He didn't care. He doubted she was any

closing in on Stella. As he grabbed her

spray from her purse and unleashed it straight into

clutching his

crying out, a sudden kick sent him