Sebastian stroked the coins in his hand. He remembered seeing Natalie quarrel with her parents when he went to the Quinn family’s house.

They didn’t seem to get along with each other.

“What happened? Why are you nervous? Why do you freak out every time I mention your family?” Sebastian ruffled Natalie’s hair tenderly.

“How can I spend a woman’s money? You better use my money first.”

After a moment’s thought, Sebastian took out his wallet from his jacket pocket and placed it in Natalie’s hands.

“I’ve made some money working part-time in a shop for the past few days.”

Natalie looked at the wallet, and her bangs covered her pretty face.

Just as the two looked at each other in silence, they heard a voice dripping with sarcasm.

“It looks like you really have been living a miserable life.

You can’t even afford to take a taxi and have to take a bus home.”

Natalie turned in the direction of the voice and found a white BMW parked at the curb not far away.

Wearing cat-eye sunglasses and a_ figure-hugging strapless dress, Cassie sat in the car next to Steve.

She took off her sunglasses now, and smacked the gum she was chewing as she eyed Natalie and Sebastian.

“What, do you want a ride or something?” Cassie drawled.

“I suppose that’s fine, but make sure you wipe your shoes before you get in, or you’re going to dirty my babe’s new car.”

Natalie took out her phone and wordlessly rounded the car to take photos of its license plate.

When she straightened, she pointed at the road sign just up ahead.

“Didn’t you see that you’re not allowed to park here? If you don’t move right away, I’ll report you to the traffic enforcers.”

Steve’s ears burned with shame. He didn’t want to irritate Natalie with Cassie and had wanted to drive away immediately, but Cassie had stopped him.

Cassie crossed her arms over her chest and scoffed.

“Go ahead, then. We can pay the fine, no matter how much it is. I’m not like you, who probably can’t even afford to take a taxi. For all I know, you must be out here begging for alms, aren’t you? Like some piss-poor vagrant. Oh, wait. Now that I think about it, our dog does the same.”

Cassie’s harsh words cut deep into Natalie’s skin. She gritted her teeth and looked at her feet to keep herself from spouting bitter curses at the woman.

over time, yet her morale seemed to have crumbled in the blink

clenched her fists so hard that her

she could do to keep her tears at

anyone see her

her back and

pressed against

sped toward them, its engine

just a few feet behind

“Whose car is this?”

Cassie’s boyfriend exclaimed.

limited

his eyebrows, thinking that the car was owned by some

at the Lamborghini in a

the city—no, in the whole country—could afford

was nothing compared to

of said car, walked past

small bow and spoke in a respectful

waiting, sir.

and her boyfriend

was that even

go home,”

at the scene unfolding in front of her,

married? Natalie had been burrowing in Sebastian’s arms

looked up and spotted

“Sebastian…”

unblinking eyes never

was unfazed. He gently ushered Natalie into the backseat of the

off without another word to

was looking away, Steve stole a glance at her and couldn’t help

Natalie had married, but he did regret losing her

Steve’s face as he looked at Natalie and gritted

Steve in the first place was because she wanted to take something away

truth, she didn’t give a damn

it looked like Natalie didn’t care about her supposed “loss”

seemed reluctant to leave Natalie,

keep a man who loved someone else? It’d only make her feel bad in

status was good, but it wasn’t enough to satisfy

and powerful family that controlled the city, such as

without saying that she needed to marry a man richer and

wrinkled her nose at Steve in disgust and said, “Let’s break

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