The Queen Returns And She’s Unforgiving

The Queen Returns—And She’s Unforgiving 88

Chapter 88

When Blake didn’t see the necklace, he frowned. “Why aren’t you wearing it?”

Evelyn had just pressed the elevator button when she recalled that the necklace had been a free gift. She replied calmly, “I lost it.”

Blake looked at her more closely. Seeing that she showed no obvious emotion, he said, “In that case, there’s no helping it. I’ll buy you another one.”

Evelyn paused. “There’s no need. I don’t want it.”

To say it didn’t sting would be a lie. Since when had Blake become so dismissive of her? Money was never an issue for him—he could easily afford expensive jewelry–yet he had chosen to give her a freebie.

Blake narrowed his eyes. The only reason he had given her that diamond necklace was because he had let her down a few days ago. He had thought a simple gift would be enough to smooth things over.

But Evelyn’s persistent attitude was starting to irritate him. “When did you become so careless? You’ve always taken good care of the things I give you. Evie, if you want something else, just say it–there’s no need to play games.”

she had really lost it. She had always treasured anything he gave her–even cheap trinkets. She had never once complained about

piercing the illusion of the past she had once cherished. She had

that wasn’t an excuse for him to treat her as insignificant. It didn’t

Evelyn turned to him and said evenly, “People change. No one stays in the

since let go of Blake. Now, he wasn’t even worthy of being called

When did you learn to compromise? If it weren’t for

his cold, piercing gaze. Just as she was about to

particular. Her brows furrowed slightly as she instinctively wondered whether he heard

free and quickly entered the

a presence beside him made him turn. It

see anything except Evelyn disappearing into the

for a moment.

turned to Lucas. “I heard you and Mr. Hill had a

of the hour. Everyone wanted to connect with him–Flying Seal Group was rumored to be