I will love again

net worth. Yet, love had proven to be nothing but a fleeting illusion. She sees love as a mirage that disappears the moment she reaches for it. The sc

g as she paced around the luxurious res

. Classical music played gently. To her, it might calm her rest

rning her Ex-lover. She had spent years drowning these feelings in work and amb

ts. She took a deep a

intments." I will keep trying to focu

hurt she felt kept switch

eel my wrath. I am not just saying it, I will do it" she

d swirling inside. She came here to relax after a hectic day at w

tely, the doo

d imposing figur

n Kin

s breath

s of his jaw until he came nearer. The way he carried himself confidently, the

anded attention,

swallowed

s is the last thing I need now.

s. Her presence drew him in. A wave of emotions surged within him. H

ent smile span

d he fathomed something others didn't.

he hadn't noticed her reaction. But deep down, s

n to get to her current level. She recalled how her single mother, Martha Monroe, had raised her to be strong, independent, and focused. Her mother had

earned degrees and certificates. She had received n

mbed the corporate ladder. Now she ha

Adrian had complet

wallowed hard, lips parti

fists beneath the

le. His steps were slow and conscious. He wasn't i

om her fingers and

taurant went silent for a moment. H

ed to clean the mess, but

ce of glass before looking up at her with a sat

. She hated how effortlessly charming he was.

o see me," Adrian said s

Her cheeks perked up as if the

here tonight. How did

as deep and rich. "I lik

is in trouble. The kind of troubl

siness deal with your prospective client. Anyway, to be honest, I saw you when you walked in. I was having fun with my business partners when

her and sat down closely. "I never took you for a cowa

on't run. I walk away. The reas

it could wake a sleeping newborn. He's got an unreadable gaze. But there

from me forever ?" he asked i

oice was quiet but resolute. Her eyes stayed down.

omply. He deliberately caressed the

ntial. The name sounded like he had known her forever. "Yo

that used to make her heart ra

t work for me as

. "I'm not flattering you. I

her hand away and stoo

ould

ous, but Something hidden was waiting

running. I walk away from things that bring discomf

r not to give a man your heart than to watch him cut it into pieces with scissor

ns when you haven't heard from me? You haven't permitted me

type before. They start calm and caring, claiming

ith the kind of curiosity that mad

g, the slow unraveling of defenses.

is discussion," she said

t," he called out, his voice sof

he question hit something raw inside her. S

happ

watched after her. This time, his smile

asn't the last time

terrifi

Scarlett. Sadness weighed him down. As he entered his car, he sat in silence for several minutes. He was completely lost