All the trust seems laughable in the face of such a cold reality.
The sweet words still linger in her ears, but she no longer dares to believe them.
It was foolish of her to try and believe in a heartless man.
Now realizing she's been played, she feels pathetic and mocked, but mostly, she feels she's brought it upon herself.
No one threatened her to believe him, to accept him.
It was her own lack of determination that couldn't resist his temptation. Even if deceived and played, who can she blame?
Her eyes felt sore and swollen as she watched the pair of laughing and chatting people for a while, biting her lip and turning her gaze away, stiffly turned around, then stiffly raised her hand to hail a taxi.
"Stella, let's go."
Just as the two got into the taxi, Alexis Denton, who had her head buried in her steak, slowly lifted her head, the silver fork holding a tender and juicy steak exuding a tempting aroma.
