Chapter 238 What I Meant
Eileen’s lips curved politely, her eyes carrying a hint of aloofness. “No need for these; the elevator is already full. We can take the next one,” she said.
The rejection, witnessed by many, prompted subtle glances circulating between her and Jasper.
“I forgot to take something from the private room; I need to go back,” Eileen stated.
“I’ll wait for you,” Benjamin offered.
“Okay.”
As Eileen exited, the elevator doors gradually closed behind her. Jasper knew she was being deceptive; Eileen hadn’t left anything behind but was attempting to escape.
True enough, she remained in the private room for a few extra minutes. It was only when the waiter arrived to clear the table that she finally left.
The two descended in the elevator to the underground parking lot. Eileen settled into the passenger seat, fastened her seatbelt, and said, “All right, let’s go.”
“Wait a moment.”
“Huh?”
Suddenly, Benjamin moved closer. Eileen slightly leaned back, curious about his intentions.
The man, who didn’t seem frivolous, extended his hand, and his fingers gently lifted the hair tangled in the seatbelt. “Your hair.”
A sense of caution lessened in Eileen’s heart. “Thank you.”
Benjamin’s gaze shifted away from the car window as he pressed on the accelerator, steering from the parking lot. Not far off, a few cigarette butts lay on the ground in front of the Maybach.
away
her
smoke in his face. “I’m back now, so there’s no room for any other woman in your
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a deep, emotionless voice, Jasper said, “Let’s put an end to
the middle of her smoke, promptly discarding the unfinished cigarette in her hand. She straightened her skirt and sat up properly. “Understood, I’ll stop joking around with you. Didn’t you say you were going
gave her a stern look. “You know what I mean, Nancy. We
end this.”
him during his most challenging moments, helping him weather the darkest times. These
result, he consistently complied, aiming to be the perfect child in their eyes and exerting every effort
couldn’t sustain this effort, allowing that woman to take advantage of
was revealed that his father was never home at night, and his mother coped with her sorrows by drowning them in alcohol, pushing herself to the
abuse or harsh words.
her actions, holding him in her arms with
period of his life, he vaguely recalled, occurred when he was just eight years old.
that man never
broken home defined
getting tattoos, and staying out all night. In the end, he transformed into a rogue and ruffian in
after facing retaliation that nearly left him beaten to death on the streets,
by him
only she was there for
initially suggested
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was youthful recklessness, a moment of indulgence.
it meant to like someone, believing that not wanting to lose someone was the same as liking them.
him years ago,
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