I wasn’t really hungry to begin with, and seeing him here made me lose my appetite completely.

The weather was already chilly during the winter, and the heavy rain outside just made it even colder.

Damn it… I just had to forget my umbrella, huh? Well, my car isn’t too far away, so maybe I could just run through the rain…

But the moment I stood outside the entrance of the restaurant, the biting cold discouraged me.

Suddenly, a man held an umbrella over my head, and I didn’t have to turn around to know it was Marcus.

“Did you drive here or take a cab?” His voice sounded as cold as the weather.

I looked up at the heavy downpour and said, “I drove here.”

Marcus nodded. “I’ll give you a lift.”

“No, thank you,” I declined his offer immediately.

“Haha… I know you hate me and all, but you don’t have to avoid me like that! I’m not going to kidnap you or anything!” he said with a wry, self-mocking laugh.

I pursed my lips as I looked at my shoes that were completely drenched by the rain. “I didn’t mean to give you that money, you know? You and Ashton are both amazing men! You shouldn’t be hurting each other over a nobody like me!”

always the best one

you worried about? Me or Ashton?” he asked with a

sure is a stubborn

isn’t

have to fight for what we believe in. I chose to go all in, and I accepted my defeat.” His tone sounded really harsh when he

helpless sigh and decided to keep quiet because there was nothing

had let up a little, I tried making a run for it. “Come on, I’ll give you a lift!” he called out to

a much firmer tone, but he refused to

least take the umbrella with you, right?”

grabbed me by the arm and shoved

and shot him a cold glare. “If the pictures get uploaded online, Ashton will only come down harder on you. You might even end up in

“So what? That’s just how it is when it comes to business. I’ll admit that I can’t beat him, but I won’t give up on

got a little angry when I heard that. “I know you have things that you want in life, but so do I. I too will fight hard for what I want. Although I’m not sure what it is that you want,

he asked while staring

I replied without any

a strong gust of wind, and the umbrella was blown

the biting cold of the wind. “Scarlett… Do you

quiet and began

of our birth. I’m not a greedy person.

Maybach at the intersection in the city center, I pulled over by the side of the road. It felt like he

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