When Love Turns to Ashes

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To Ashes `279

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Chapter 279 What Does It Matter What Identity I Have?

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Beatrice knew very well that she couldn't match his strength, and moreover, there could be someone passing by in the corridor outside the bathroom at any time. She didn't want people to see.

She took a deep breath and nodded, pretending to be calm, "I'll go with you."

The man pulled her into the stairwell.

The

wide-open

window

howled with gusts of cold wind, and Beatrice

shivered

involuntarily.

Caden closed the window without a word, leaning against the windowsill, and casually took out a cigarette box from his pocket.

He used to have this habit of smoking.

So Beatrice did not overthink to the point of thinking he was afraid of catching a cold.

But the next second, Caden did not light the cigarette, he just played with it.

He slowly raised his gaze and stared at Beatrice, his dark eyes intense and cold: "I should have warned you not to get involved in this matter."

Beatrice's jaw tightened, stubbornly clenching her teeth as she forcefully turned her head, avoiding Caden's gaze.

"Interfere? Wasn't it you who dragged me into this? Is it not too late to say such things now? Do you expect me to obediently wait to be slaughtered?" "So what? Your retaliation is to secretly film and peep? If caught, do you know the

"It has nothing to do with you," Beatrice said firmly.

consequences?"

As the words fell, the cigarette in Caden's hand snapped, and the tobacco scattered and fell between the two of them.

When Beatrice regained consciousness, the man approached her step by step, not stopping until he had cornered her against the wall.

Until his warm breath fell on her face, his presence was dominant and intense, as if he wanted to surround and intercept her.

Beatrice immediately raised her hand and placed it between the two of them, pushing hard twice, but the man in front of her remained unmoved.

He held the almost crushed cigarette butt, discreetly staring at her: "Has nothing to do with me? Then who does it have to do with? Odin? He knows about your mother being in the hospital, and you trust him so much?" Beatrice

anger

as eyes

"Did him,

you

follow us?"

stunned, was

flashed in her

she stared at

"Us? What is our relationship?" Caden stared at her, unknown emotions surging in his eyes, and his tone was unusually aggressive.

Beatrice no longer avoided, looking directly into Caden's dark eyes. "Friend, what are we to each other? Although I don't remember anything, everyone remains silent about our past relationship. Why is that? Do you dare to say?" anymore."

out by the Baldwin family, you're

and now you still won't admit it. In the future, you will even less likely admit it. So what right do you have and what identity

another, but it only made the surrounding silence

cold light, with a sinister gaze

to be your uncle

Beatrice's

heart skipped

beat, a

and her body

instinctively

pressed

tightly against the wall.

at her for a few seconds, lifted her hand, and

meddle in things that shouldn't

the empty phone, only then

tightened gradually, and her fingertips trembled as she unlocked the

had

how hard she tried to breathe, she felt a lump in her chest. She lowered her gaze and looked at the shadows of the two people on the ground, unable to help but smile, but the smile and lips were cold. They could never achieve a

At

that

Beatrice caught moment,

a glimpse of

a

through the

of

the

stairwell

door.

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a step closer to Caden, and reached

her chin, pulled her closer, and Я low

a bit, laut do you really think I

he leaned down

and immediately said,

stopped and also

sad and amused, and she reached out to pat

you can't afford anything, then don't meddle in other people's affairs, otherwise... when people are pushed to their limits, they

momentary daze

as I reached the door of the VIP room, Odin and

Bella

looked slightly surprised

and asked,

"Beatrice,

do you look SO

almost unable to pretend anymore, so she just stood there, clutching

hands, only to catch a

clearly, Odin raised

took you out for

averted her gaze and nodded, "You guys go, I'll wait for

Beatrice felt suppressed and walked away

realized that there were

looked at Odin and quickly explained,

you, I just feel like Jakob isn't the right person

bravely asked, "Did you not

you saying that she

that

Caden made

Why bother?

Beatrice

about your wedding?" Odin

hit

the

nail

on the head.

nodding slightly,

wanting to

see his reaction

before

deciding