With each drag, her heart would ache.

In the midst of trying to pull the cigarette from Cecilia’s lips, some ash from the cigarette fell onto Noel’s hand.

The sudden burn made him reflexively shake the ash off, causing his facial features to scrunch up in discomfort.

“You’re so ugly,” Cecilia remarked bluntly, “I have no idea how I ever fell for someone like you.”

She even managed to blow smoke rings, causing Noel to cough once again.

A waiter approached them in the hallway, reminding Cecilia that smoking wasn’t allowed in this area.

Cecilia apologized, and changed direction towards the restroom. There was a window over there, but the corridor was narrow.

When Cecilia stood there, Noel had no space to stand. He had to press himself against the wall to look at her.

Cecilia smiled. “I can’t stand the sight of you, no matter how I look at you now.”

She didn’t give Noel a chance to speak.

Instead, she preemptively said, “Whether you’re standing, sitting, or doing anything else right now, I feel uncomfortable looking at you. So, can you please not invite me to meet up in the future?”

Every time she met him, it reminded her of the times when Noel was good to her. And that one day when she said he was so cold, and he only cared about hurrying her back home.

side of him that was

that affection, in the face of money, became

about the 1.5 million

to dust because

already accepted the Jarvises’ money, so what right did he have to ask Diana

Even Fanny…

been dragged

pretend to love me deeply after we’ve broken up. If our love were deep, we wouldn’t be at

dissipated, and she threw away the

could see her

of sadness on her face. Noel chose to ignore the harsh words Cecilia had said earlier, always keeping in mind

asked, “You didn’t want to break up, did you?

Hah!

act like you’re

words, it seemed Noel hadn’t wanted to break

did he have

trembled. She pulled a wad of money from her bag and asked

smoke, the scorn and disdain in her eyes were crystal clear,

Noel remained silent.

didn’t understand

She seemed so condescending, looking down

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