CHAPTER 69
Author: R. AUSTINNITE
last update2025-06-26 20:56:16
“You couldn’t even protect her?!” Chloe’s voice cracked like a whip, fury burning in her eyes as she stormed up to him.“What the heck happened to her?!” she demanded, reaching Sean—and without waiting for a word, she snatched Rosalind from his arms.

“It’s all your fault she went there! And now—now you made sure you were late! You let this happen!” she shouted, clutching Rosalind tightly in her arms like Sean was the danger now. “You did this on purpose!”

Sean said nothing. His expression remained unreadable. His hands—now empty—hovered slightly, tense, ready to catch Rosalind again if Chloe’s arms gave out.

He silently noted how she wasn’t supporting Rosalind’s head properly, but Chloe didn’t stop.

“You were supposed to protect her! She trusted you, Sean! We both did!”

Her voice trembled. Her grip tightened.

Sean took a single step forward. He had no idea what she was talking about.

How could she say she trusted him when she had been the one who hated him the most, for no valid reason
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