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!”

best one when it comes to

about? Me or Ashton?” he asked

is

it isn’t worth

believe in. I chose to go all in, and I accepted my

decided to keep quiet because there was

the rain had let up a little, I tried making a run for it. “Come on, I’ll

in a much firmer tone, but

the umbrella with you, right?” He reached out and

to take it, he grabbed me by the arm

get uploaded online, Ashton will only come down harder on you. You might even

sneered. “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

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

is it that you want?” he asked while

family with Ashton!” I replied without

strong gust

the biting cold of the wind. “Scarlett… Do

kept quiet and began walking

the moment of our birth. I’m not a greedy person. All I want is to be with Ashton for the rest of my

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

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