My Husband Is a Gary Stu

Unfortunately, Cooper had to make Genevieve believe the act, so he pushed his anger down. Exasperated, he turned to Genevieve and said, “It's as you see, Genev. She is the one I love and the only one I will marry.”

Cooper turned his attention to Armand after that. “It's late. Mr. Faulkner, please help me take Genev home.”

Armand murmured an affirmative reply before heading over to grab Genevieve's bag and lead her out of the room.

Cooper waited until Armand and Genevieve had left before he dropped his smile and picked up the cutlery on the table. “I already have dinner, so you can take everything you brought with you and leave.” He paused for a moment before mercilessly adding, “Also, please never visit again.”

Sally pulled up a chair and sat down before crossing her legs and leaning back. “I just did you a favor, and this is how you repay me? By chasing me away?”

Cooper grabbed the bowl of soup and kept sipping away. It was as though he were pretending that she wasn't there.

Sally saw the half-peeled apple on the table, so she picked it up and continued peeling it.

Her gaze was aimed downward, and her voice was stoic when she said, “My aim and gunmanship are on point. The bullet I fired wouldn't have missed my target's head, so I can say for sure that I'm not the one who shot you.”

“You may not be the one who shot me, but you are still the one who fired first,” growled Cooper as he slammed his bowl of soup onto the table. He had a scowl on the entire time he spoke.

The situation at the time had everyone on edge, so no one dared to make the first move. However, Sally, who was hidden in the shadows, had fired her gun.

If Harry hadn't dashed forward, Genevieve would've been dead.

Sally replied, “Even if I wasn't the one who shot first, Zephyr would still kill everyone after grabbing those diamonds.”

Cooper was too tired to listen to her excuses, so he grinned evilly. “Armand wasn't there at the time, so he doesn't know the specifics of what happened. What do you think will happen to the Loake family if he were to discover those details? You killed the President of the Carlo family, so in a way, you have avenged Ethan's death. That means I'm no longer your tool and am free to share whatever information I want with whomever I want.”

Cooper had only struck a deal with Sally to protect Genevieve. That was why he had volunteered to be the bait.

He also thought that Zephyr wasn't dumb enough to come all the way to Chanaea to hurt Genevieve. It simply didn't make any sense. After all, Zephyr knew just how powerful Genevieve's maternal family and Armand were.

“I have never seen you as a tool,” said Sally as she placed the peeled apple she had cut on a plate.

“Oh, then what are we? F*ck buddies?” said Cooper as he looked right at Sally's beautiful face. He narrowed his eyes and sneered. “Ms. Loake, your family is powerful, but I'm not interested in being your man. If you miss Ethan that much, may I suggest finding someone who looks similar to him? You can get the guy to do plastic surgery so he would look exactly like Ethan. That way, you can have Ethan back.”

Jane's death had killed whatever little capacity Cooper had left in his heart for love. At that moment, he was done with love and didn't want to waste his time on another woman again.

He would settle for a future where all he had to do was to protect Specter Corporation and Genevieve.

Genevieve didn't come around until she was inside the elevator. She frowned and said, “Wait a minute, why should I leave? She's the one who's snatching my man.”

Under normal circumstances, shouldn't I be so furious that I slap that woman across her face or something? Why did I leave just like that?

It was also at that moment she realized her hand was a little warm. When she shifted her gaze to it, she saw Armand holding her hand.