The Ruined Bride of Velvet Nights by Brick Moving Ant

Chapter 21

Navier’s heart clenched at the sight of Aubrey’s theatrical vulnerability.

She’d only ever seen him strong and confident, so it meant Lysander’s fault.

Her eyes turned glacial as she protectively shifted Aubrey behind her.

“Lysander, what the hell is wrong with you? Why are you attacking him?”

Her cold gaze pierced Lysander’s heart like a knife.

He stared at her in disbelief, almost laughing from sheer frustration.

“I didn’t even touch him, and you’re already taking his side? You’ve changed, Navier.”

Never in his wildest dreams had he imagined that Navier–who once followed him like a shadow–would one day defend another man and condemn him without reason.

Who was the crazy one here?

Lysander studied her intently, desperate to catch even the slightest hint of her true feelings.

detached, her brow furrowing with

course people change. Besides, we’re divorced–you have no business disturbing my life

heard you

We both know whether she’s really Ophelia or

isn’t it? Playing hard to get so

chest heaved with anger, his words coming through clenched teeth.

hiring actors to make me jealous now. Come back to America with me. I

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you, but I’ll

reached for

graders were in a gap

grilled away right an front of me, without even acknowledging either of us?”

“Enough. She loves

him off without hesitation. “He’s

I don’t love you anymore–that should be perfectly

I’m not going anywhere with you. And I don’t want to see you again. You have

didn’t even know how to

not quite

wounded pride? Something more than