Chapter 10

The sky was gloomy, as if it could rain at any moment.

The atmosphere inside the car was equally tense and stagnant, as if a large net had enveloped the entire vehicle.

Mr. Hayes had been with Seraphina since she came of age and took control of Thorne Enterprises.

So he understood better than anyone that Seraphina was in an extremely foul mood and absolutely not to be trifled with.

The car stopped at the entrance of the Grand View Hotel.

As Seraphina stepped inside, she saw me, my face flushed.

Seraphina’s eyes narrowed, and her chest began to heave violently.

An inexplicable rage enveloped her.

By the time she realized what she was doing, she was already standing between me and another person, her hand tingling.

The heavily built woman in front of her clutched her red hand, glaring angrily at Seraphina.

“Are you crazy?!”

“Get out of my way! Don’t ruin my fun!”

The woman tried to shove Seraphina, but I quickly shielded her.

The woman was about to say more, but Seraphina simply shot Mr. Hayes a dark look, then grabbed my hand and turned, heading for the elevator.

As the elevator ascended, the flickering lights painted shadows across Seraphina’s face, making her expression even more unreadable.

“You resigned just to be with someone like…?”

“No!”

My previously silent eyes immediately lifted, and I denied it, looking at her.

“No? Then why?”

I opened my mouth, but ultimately, my gaze dimmed, and I gently pushed Seraphina away.

“Ms. Thorne, please let go of me.”

Seraphina, seeing me like this, grew furious.

“You changed your mind so quickly? You said you’d stay by my side forever, that you’d never leave.”

“Hmph, I guess I misjudged you. I thought you were different from other men, but now I see you’re no different. You’d sell yourself for money, both your soul and your body. Forget it, I’ve seen plenty of men like you. Since you’re willing to stoop so low, why should I be upset for you?”

With that, Seraphina, her face icy, stepped away from me, turned to the bedside table, pulled out a cigarette, and lit it.

“You can leave. Don’t ever appear in front of me again.”

“Ms. Thorne, Ms. Thorne, no, it’s not like that, I was forced. I didn’t want to do this. I just… I just didn’t want to leave you.”

Seraphina looked at me, my eyes red with desperation. She let out a cold, dismissive laugh and said nothing.

Her impatient expression made her feelings clear.

I had pleaded my case thoroughly, but Seraphina’s attitude remained unchanged.

Finally, I could only lower my head in despair and, my body heavy with dejection, stood up.

“Since you don’t believe me, then I’ll leave.”

“Ms. Thorne, I’ll go back and draft my resignation letter now. I won’t appear in front of you or Mr. Blackwood again.”

“Seraphina… Seraphina, I hope you’ll be happy every day from now on.”

With that, I stumbled towards the door. The moment my hand touched the handle, I heard Seraphina mutter a curse.

Then, Seraphina suddenly rushed into my arms, stood on her tiptoes, and kissed me fiercely on the lips.

“Ms… Ms. Thorne, if Mr. Blackwood finds out about this, he’ll be furious…”