Chapter 113
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– Pearls
“I swear to the heavens, everything I just said is true. Come back to me. Be my girlfriend again . I’ll treat you right. We’ll start a happy new life together, okay?”
“No.”
Colt stepped in front of him.
Answering for Scarlett.
“I just heard it all. There was a fire, she asked you for help, and not only did you ignore her–you blamed her? You didn’t even care if she lived or died. Now you’re here saying you’ll treat her well? That you’ll make her happy? No wonder you got dumped.”
Connor had been expecting Scarlett to burst into tears of joy and throw herself into his arms.
He didn’t expect this man to block her.
Rage shot straight to his head.
He shoved Colt without hesitation.
“Who the hell are you? You really think she actually likes you? This is all just her strategy to get famous, to climb the ranks. In the end, she’s just trying to be good enough for me.”
Colt’s face twisted with anger. “You’re full of shit. Want me to knock your teeth out?”
“Oh, that made you mad? Can’t help it. That’s the truth. You probably don’t know–she used to be my fiancée. We had a falling out. She’s been using you as a resource, a stepping stone, just to shine at this conference. The whole point was to get my attention. To make my mother approve of our engagement.”
As he spoke, he shot Colt a deliberately smug look.
“You don’t believe me?”
“Fine. Watch this–she’ll come back to me right now and dump you on the spot.”
“Scully, come here. I’ll take you home to meet my mom. We can hold the engagement ceremony as soon as
tomorrow.”
He was confident.
He thought the moment he said that-
Scarlett would break down and surrender on the spot.
Fall into his arms and obey him again, just like before.
He lifted his chin arrogantly, ready to shoot Colt a smug, mocking glance.
But-
The first second passed. No hug. The second second. Still nothing. After nearly a full minute…
All his smugness drained away. He stared at Scarlett in disbelief.
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Scarlett had already pulled Colt to the side and was staring back at him.
“You’d have to be suffering from three hundred years of brain clots to come up with a logic loop like yours What makes you think that just because you apologized, I have to forgive you ? That I’d want to be your girlfriend again?”
Connor thought she was just throwing a tantrum.
“Alright, you can yell at me a little. But after that, you should come home with me, I~^
“Mr. Connor.”
Scarlett pulled out a compact mirror from her bag and opened it so he could see his reflection inside .
“Spend more time looking in the mirror. A clown should stay in its lane.”
Connor thought he misheard.
“Scully… what did you just say?”
“I insulted you,” Scarlett said casually, without hesitation.
“If you like it that much, I can carve it on your headstone for a fee.”
The moment the words left her mouth, a loud buzzing filled Connor’s ears.
His mind went completely blank.
For a moment, he couldn’t hear anything at all.
The light in his eyes slowly faded.
He stood frozen as the lights above shifted, casting a shadow that swallowed him whole.
This wasn’t right.
It was never like this before.
He must’ve misheard.
He looked up.
-But all he saw was the cold, emotionless stare in Scarlett’s eyes. Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ ƒindNoᴠᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access s of novels early and in the highest quality.
His heart slammed into a wall of ice.
Instantly frozen.
Even his breath caught.
“Scully…”
He barely managed to keep his emotions in check.
Trying to speak as calmly as possible.
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“If you keep talking like this, it’ll only push us further apart.
“You’ll regret it.”
Scarlett was confused.
Where did he get this confidence?
She took a deep breath. Today was a good day. No need to get mad. Getting sick from anger wasn’t worth it .
“Mr. Connor, we’re already broken up. You following me around like this–I seriously suspect you’re just shamelessly begging me to take you back.”
As she spoke, she pulled out her phone.
“So let me record you. If you’re sincere enough–humble enough–maybe if I’m in a good mood, I’ll agree.
Connor stared at the camera lens.
He panicked instantly.
He could say “sorry” in private-
That was just to placate a girl.
But if Scarlett recorded it-
If it ever got out—
Where would his dignity go?
This was outrageous.
“No way!”
He immediately rejected it.`
His expression snapped back to arrogance.
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“I just didn’t want you to be upset. I came to check on you. Don’t think that winning some competition gives you the right to make demands. We’re already broken up. We’re just regular friends now.”
-Scarlett tapped her screen.
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