ha

ble to process what he

able eyes, as though there were c

he only looked

t. I stared at his profile for two seconds befor

d, and lay down in bed, his final w

really wan

ied about m

living the

ad someone else, wh

I barely s

ay was the

ke up, the sun w

with the address and time my moth

for a few seconds before finally

d downtown, elegantly dec

at a private dining room before p

nly to stop short t

her nor my fat

stranger sittin

ndsome. The moment he saw me walk in, he stood up immediatel

Par

wrong room. Just as I was about to leave, h

toward me. "Let me introduce myself. My name is

was enough for me to

nner meant to repair our rela

tly, and I nearly turned aroun

estraint I had left for

ke his hand. "It seems my mother d

He withdrew his hand naturally, his

d younger people won't agree to meet, so the

gaze lingered o

se, I probably wouldn't have had the

and felt nothi

d only just thrown me out. And already, my own pare

be bothered to ask w

e calm. "I'm not planning to get married again, nor am I interested in starting

I turned

direct rejection. He froze for a mome

e been going through a difficult time recently, but people can't stay trapped in the past forever. And with your bac

it was nothing more tha

f clear." My voice turned cold. "I'm no

glance before walking stra

epped outside,

my mo

n, the anger I had been suppress

connected, I said col

other end, as though she was no

s an excellent match. His family background, appearance, and abilities are all

aughed out

t you meant by

lightly firmer. "With your situation right now, are

one until my knuckles slowly turned white. "Or a

nstantly f

father's cold voice cu

body st

arried no warmth whatsoever. "You're going to remarry sooner or later. Instead of dragging this out, you should choo

my body, and even my br

s enough

still be picky after leaving the Cooper family? With your situatio

ally had to grit my teeth to stop m

uld not sto

ere was no going b

k the phone back, sof

woman live without someone to rely on? Surely you're not

her mouth, the fire in my

lking abou

in their eyes, he was stil

hteningly cold. "I won't marry someone you ch

ung up the pho

violently, and even my

I tried desperately to force th

expected anything from t

s I turned to leave, I found myself stari

eps away. I had no idea ho

were sharp and cold, a phone still in his hand as tho

d every single word

my mind going bla

, something frighteningly d

voice revealing no emotion at all