Set Evelyn free?
Caden Lockwood let out a cold snort, raised his thick eyebrows, and lifted his chin slightly, appearing both arrogant and overbearing.
He locked eyes with Logan Shaw, as if they were engaged in a silent battle of wills in their own space.
Neither side was willing to yield, the air around them brimd with determination, and no one intended to back down.
Evelyn stood motionless in place, turned her head, looked towards Logan, and gave him a grateful smile before stepping back, standing alone by herself.
Her gaze was soft yet weak, with her beautiful large eyes devoid of any brightness. Her rosy lips did not curve into a smile, and she appeared gloomy, lancholy, and wistful.
She looked at Caden, slightly parted her thin lips, and very softly, very softly said, "I was wrong that day. I shouldn’t have said those things. I’m very sorry."
After a pause, she continued, "Also, I wish you happiness."
As she spoke, she averted her gaze and took a step forward.
Caden furrowed his brows tightly.
What did she an by this?
An apology?
The things she said that day, were they drunken ramblings or true feelings revealed by alcohol?
Just then, Cecilia Lynch rushed over.
Seeing the scene at the door, she hadn’t had a chance to understand what was going on before Julian Keaton grabbed her, coldly asking, "Why are you here?"
Cecilia was startled; she hadn’t even noticed Julian standing nearby earlier.
"Answer !" Julian demanded angrily.
He called her every day, and she always refused to answer. When he went looking for her, she would avoid him like a plague.
A woman like her really infuriated him.
"We... arranged to have dinner together!" Cecilia replied honestly.
Upon hearing this, the anger on Caden’s face imdiately subsided by more than half.
So it wasn’t Evelyn and Logan eating here?
And they invited Cecilia too?
Sothing deep flickered in his dark eyes as Evelyn happened to pass by him. He looked at her, his gaze landing on her sorrowful face and the ring on her finger.
She... was still wearing their wedding ring.
Instinctively, he reached out to grab her arm, but she jerked it away sharply, her burst of anger startling even him.
Panic flashed through Evelyn’s eyes. She bit her lips tightly, refusing to look back at Caden, and ran away.
In a mont of panic, Caden imdiately chased after her, shouting, "Evelyn, stop right there!"
"Don’t co any closer!" Evelyn’s voice was choked with sobs, "I don’t want to see you!"
Watching Evelyn’s retreating figure, Caden ground his teeth in frustration.
Damn it!
What had he done!
Cecilia wanted to chase after Evelyn.
Evelyn running off alone truly made people uneasy.
But Julian had no intention of letting her go. Holding onto Cecilia tightly, he angrily said, "You haven’t even dealt with your own issues. What right do you have to interfere in others’ affairs?"
"Let go!" Cecilia beca anxious, "Mr. Keaton, please behave yourself!"
"Behave?" Julian’s eyes burned with anger, "Fine! Then let remind you of how heavy I am!"
With that, Julian lifted Cecilia onto his shoulder and walked towards where his car was parked.
Watching Julian’s retreating figure, Caden awkwardly tugged at the corners of his lips.
What was the relationship between Julian and Cecilia?
Was the woman troubling Julian actually Cecilia?
Shaking his head, Caden currently had no interest in ddling with others’ problems. Looking around, he realized Logan had disappeared at so point.
Could it be he went after Evelyn?
Why should another man chase after his woman?
"Boss!" Sean Ashton called out to Caden.
After a mont of hesitation, Sean kindly reminded, "Now’s not the right ti for you to appear in front of the boss’s wife."
Seeing Caden getting more irritable, Sean quickly explained, "The scene we just played out was indeed a bit much, but the fact that the boss’s wife reacted shows she cares about you! Right now, she’s furious. If you go after her, given your temper, things could get even worse."
[PS: Highly recomnd Qian Chun Guo Guo’s novel "The Devil’s Exclusive: Baby, You Must Behave!"]
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