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!”

is always the best one when it comes to business,

you worried about? Me or Ashton?” he

sure is

isn’t worth

I chose to go all

let out a helpless sigh and decided to keep quiet because there was

making a run for it. “Come on, I’ll give you a lift!”

a much firmer tone,

you could at least take the umbrella with

take it, he grabbed me by the arm and shoved

come down harder on you. You might even end up in prison after the

That’s just how it is when it comes to business. I’ll

I. I too will fight hard for what

he

with Ashton!” I replied

a strong gust of wind, and the umbrella

out a wry chuckle, seemingly in pain from the biting cold of the wind. “Scarlett… Do you

quiet and began

our birth. I’m not a greedy

over by the side of the road. It felt like he had intentionally come looking

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