Ruthless Lady Series : The Ruthless Comeback

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e heard it loud and clear. Letting out a sigh, he ran a hand thro

bruptly stood up and bid him goodbye, claiming there was an urgent emergency. He didn't ask for deta

ed by the sight of his mother standing in the middle of his

tice-" he started, but

ill-mannered thing?" she snapped, her e

ion wasn't going to end anytime soon. His mother's persistence w

lancing at the wall clock. His voice carried the weight of his fru

he stood by the door with a composed expression,

sn't that a great idea?" she suggested

her exasperated sigh, he stepped aside, allowing her to enter. He clos

n't was

stay here for a

tation. His tone was clipped, sharp.

eady, carrying that familiar note of authority. "Kairus, she i

he shot back, h

sibly waning. "It doesn't matter if you say yes or not. We'

ion had been made without him, as if his own lif

all

impact was sudden, making his head slightly snap to the side. His skin burned where her palm h

yes," his mother declared coldly. "Even if you refuse,

ed back to face her. His eyes were dark, burning with restrained anger. "Let me co

waver, but the flicker of irrit

ting on his cheek was nothing compared to the frustration boiling inside him. H

with barely contained resentment. He met hi

aving no room for argument. "Zhen is the perfect match for you. She

laugh. "You mean your business connections. Don'

e being ungrateful. Do you really think you can run your life however you want? T

his head. "I don't care how the world works in

sides. "You always think you know best, but one day, you'

h defiance. "Then let me regret it on my own terms

ther of them spoke. His mother held his gaze, her expression un

don't come crawling back wh

med out, leaving be

his hair. His cheek still stung, but the pain was not

er his breath. "Or maybe it'll

his life, she wouldn't simply throw him away. He was too important to their carefully laid-out plans

shut the door with a firm click before trudging towards the sofa. The weight of the con

exhaustion settled in. He ran a hand down his face, fingers brushing over the linger

muttered, his voice

eight of the whole world on his shoulders. His body sank further int

e he had no control over. The walls of his apartment felt smaller, suffoca

gets to decide my own path," he murmur

owing the weight of everything to