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.

walk away, as if it

about Claire's past, even knowing she wasn't "pure" by his standards, Vincent couldn't

the folder in his lap-the lifeline he needed to get back on

and his client was none other than the sales

Vincent stood to make at least a hundred thousand in

could destroy the guy at Claire's

let you go that easily,"

the quiet street, their shadows stretching long beneath the glow of the

and gently placed his hands

halo around him, softening the edges of his usually

listen to him,” Sean said quietly. “You're amazing, Claire.

and he was tired of being hounded by other

he'd realized something had

at peace in a way

kind, honest. There was something about the way

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

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