Chapter 348

"Claire, why are you so ungrateful? I'm saying all this for your own good. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't even bother," Vincent snapped.

Claire looked at him with a kind of pity-like she was watching a sad, ridiculous clown make a fool of himself.

"If it were someone else and you spoke to them like this, they would've slapped you across the face a long time ago,” she replied, her voice icy. "The only reason I don't stoop to your level is because I don't want to dirty my own hands."

She took a breath, her gaze unwavering. "Vincent, I hope this is the last time we ever see each other. And if we do run into each other again, do yourself a favor and leave me alone. Honestly, talking to you for even a second more makes my skin crawl. You make me physically sick."

"Believe me, I mean every word. I truly, deeply loathe you. Just looking at you feels like I'm polluting my eyes.

With that, Claire turned on her heel, grabbed Sean's hand, and strode away without looking back.

Vincent's hands tightened around the arms of his wheelchair, his entire body trembling.

He watched as Claire and Sean's figures faded down the street, bitterness burning in his chest.

He knew he'd lost her. But the urge to possess her was like a sickness-he couldn't bring himself to let go.

could the girl who once loved him so completely just walk away, as if

even knowing she wasn't "pure" by his

his lap-the lifeline he needed to get

landed a big divorce case, and his client was none other than the sales

win, helping the man seize every penny of his wife's fortune, Vincent stood to make at least a hundred thousand in commission-and

was sure he could destroy

go that easily,"

side by side along the quiet street, their

his hands on Claire's shoulders, turning her to

a golden halo around him, softening

Claire. I'm

her, and he was tired of being hounded by other women. He'd thought keeping Claire around would fix

all this time together, he'd realized

peace in a way he never had

was something about the

she spoke, that drew people in and made them want to

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