The doctor arrived not long after that night.
Once Kael sobered up, he scrubbed his mouth over and over in disgust.
Rage boiled uncontrollably inside him.
He felt dirty.
How could he possibly join her in death with a tainted body?
What if Scarlett looked down from the afterlife and was disgusted by him?
He’d turned down marriage alliance after marriage alliance. Why did women still keep throwing themselves at him?
Kael fired me the very next day.
No matter how much Ann threw a fit, he wouldn’t change his mind.
Ann cried herself out and was carried to bed by the servants.
Alone in his study, he pulled out the photo hidden in his chest and traced it gently with his fingers.
A sharp pain pricked at his eyes again.
Moments later, Ian walked in with a stack of documents, “Kael, sign these documents for me.”
Kael flipped the photo face down on the desk, calmed himself, and took the papers.
After he signed all of them, Ian gathered the loose sheets back together.
As he did. he accidentally knocked a small picture to the floor.
Bund. Kael didn’t notice
lan paid no mind either and turned to leave with the documents.
But the photo lay right at his feet
fan thought he saw a familiar face in his peripheral vision
He looked down
He finally realized it was a photograph
lan let out a soft surprised Huh wad bent down to pick it up
Chapter 11
Only then did Kael notice the photo was gone this work det hungry from var
Before he could finish lan asked in conduan Yee why to you two shoes of my gre
Kael went completely silent
lan stared at the bright smiling gri in the picture and vagy baking was the sa
After a long pause Kael heard himself as in an erray cam work wont getreten s
lan said matter of factly. “Scarlett of course
“Honestly, my first love just came back and I was planning to dump ner
“But she loves me so much. She cried so pitifully I haven’t figured out how to end sy
“Kael? Why aren’t you talking? Where did you even get this photo
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
