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CHAPTER 142
The car came to a halt. Sean glanced at Abrill, about to ask where they were headed. He was ready to turn the wheel and go back to a place where he could actually resume what he had been doing. He wanted to know if she had anything else planned so he wouldn’t have to be called back, leaving his work unfinished. He tried to settle it once and for all.“Where exactly are we going?” he asked.Abrill opened her mouth to answer, but her phone rang. She glanced at the screen, frowned slightly, and said, “Just… drive forward. I’ll take this.”Sean nodded and kept the car moving.The caller ID read Sister. Abrill couldn’t think of any reason her sister would be calling, but from experience, she knew it was probably to dump work on her—after all, she seemed to be the one everyone offloaded tasks onto these days. She hesitated before finally swiping to answer the call.“Hello?”“Abrill, it’s me,” her elder sister’s voice came through, urgent and sharp.“I know.”“Your brother sent someone to
CHAPTER 141
Sean looked at her. He wasn’t even surprised. She wasn’t going to believe him when he said he was the one who had done it. She had looked down on him so much that she convinced herself she had done something she hadn’t.It was almost as if she was gaslighting herself into thinking she was the one who had written it because she couldn’t remember doing it.“Think whatever you want,” he said. “I’m leaving.” But before he could turn away, her voice rang out again.“How could someone like you, someone who doesn’t even have a job, draft something like that? Don’t think I’m stupid. I remember working on those files myself. You weren’t involved. Stop twisting this!”Her hands clenched at her sides, her pulse racing as disbelief and fury clashed inside her.Sean’s expression didn’t change. He remained calm, almost unnervingly so, as if her outburst didn’t faze him in the slightest.Rosalind took a step closer, her voice sharper. “I know you’re trying to make me question myself, but it won’t wo
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Sean halted, not because he wanted to hear what she had to say, but because he didn’t want to draw attention to them. If she yelled at him to stop, it might reflect poorly on Abrill, since he had come along. The best thing was to let Rosalind speak; it had nothing to do with him. He might as well pretend to listen.“Then speak,” he replied.She glanced at his back before straightening. She still couldn’t get used to this version of Sean—cold, distant, a far cry from the man who cared about her words and actually listened.Taking a deep breath, she tried to stay calm. Despite his demeanor, she reminded herself that they were divorced; he owed her nothing. After all, she had been the one to ask for the separation. She shouldn’t let her frustration show, but he was testing her patience.“I asked if you had a hand in the partnership,” she said, her voice calmer than before. “If you did, it would be better for you to tell me, Sean.”Her eyes stayed fixed on him, waiting for a response. Si
CHAPTER 139
The evening air was cooler outside, a sharp contrast to the heavy atmosphere inside. The last glow of the setting sun stretched across the sky, painting it in shades of orange and pink.Sean stood tall, his face unreadable. Beside him, Abrill remained close, her presence steady, sharp, and deliberate. Together, they turned to face Rosalind, who lingered a few steps away, her unease plain in the way her eyes darted between the two of them.Rosalind opened her mouth, then faltered, her gaze flicking to Abrill before settling back on Sean. She had asked to speak to Sean, not Abrill, so she had no idea why Abrill was still standing there, waiting as if she were going to be part of the discussion. “I… I wanted to speak with you,” she said carefully, her voice calm. “In private.”Sean’s gaze remained fixed on her. He had no idea why she wanted to speak to him, but whatever it was, he cared little and only wanted her to get it over with. Before he could respond, however, Abrill pulled her
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The words he had said to her before still lingered in her mind, and there was no way Abrill would simply forget them and agree to speak with him. She could deal with the others if necessary, but with Nate, she had no interest at all. To her, he was worse than the rest.Nate stood frozen, her cold dismissal echoing in his ears. His chest tightened as his thoughts churned.‘Why does she hate me so much? Why is it always Sean she looks at, and not me?’He clenched his jaw, bitterness flooding through him. He had tried to approach her before, tried to act like the gentleman he thought she wanted, but every time, she shut him out.Sean, on the other hand, didn’t even seem to try—yet she lingered around him, defended him, and looked at him with that strange glimmer in her eyes.‘What does he have that I don’t?’ Nate’s hands curled into fists. ‘Looks? Charisma? No… it can’t be just that. She’s too clever to be swayed by something so shallow. Then why him? Why not me?’His mind drifted back t
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Rosalind watched Abrill head straight for Sean, a heavy frown crossing her face. Her mind replayed Abrill’s words from earlier—words that had stung far more than she’d admitted.“You have horrible taste in men. You’re so used to Nate, you’ll regret it later.”Rosalind clenched her fists at her sides. No. She wasn’t going to regret it. Not now, not ever.When Abrill drew closer, Rosalind stepped forward, her voice firm. In her heart, she didn’t believe she had terrible taste in men. Sean had everything a woman could want except financial stability. And even though Nate was more secure than him, he wasn’t half as handsome or fit as Sean.“Ms. Vesper, you were wrong about me. I’m not going to regret my choices. But I think it would be best if you let Sean go. I have no idea how he managed to get your attention, and it isn’t right.”Abrill’s steps slowed. She turned her head, her sharp gaze locking onto Rosalind. Her lips curved, not in amusement, but in something far more cutting.“The
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