Chapter 21 Navierâs heart clenched at the sight of Aubreyâs theatrical vulnerability.
Sheâd only ever seen him strong and confident, so it meant Lysanderâs fault.
Her eyes turned glacial as she protectively shifted Aubrey behind her.
âLysander, what the hell is wrong with you? Why are you attacking him?â
Her cold gaze pierced Lysanderâs heart like a knife.
He stared at her in disbelief, almost laughing from sheer frustration.
âI didnât even touch him, and youâre already taking his side? Youâve changed, Navier.â
Never in his wildest dreams had he imagined that Navierâwho once followed him like a shadowâwould one day defend another man and condemn him without reason.
Who was the crazy one here?
Lysander studied her intently, desperate to catch even the slightest hint of her true feelings.
But Navier remained detached, her brow furrowing with impatience.
âChanged? Of course people change. Besides, weâre divorcedâyou have no business disturbing my life anymore.â
âShouldnât you be back home playing house with your precious Ophelia? I heard you proposed to her. Congratulations. I wish you both endless happiness and eternal love.â
âOphelia? We both know whether sheâs really Ophelia or just Celeste Stanley, donât we?â
âThis is another one of your games, isnât it? Playing hard to get so Iâll chase you? Well, congratulations. It worked.â
Lysanderâs chest heaved with anger, his words coming through clenched teeth.
âYou can stop hiring actors to make me jealous now. Come back to America with me. I wonât 25.6%
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He reached for Navierâs arm.
Navier dodged instantly. Aubreyâs piercing eyes narrowed as he caught graders were in a gap tight it nearly crushed bone.
âMr. Vanderbilt, are you igorning my existence? Youâre trying to take my grilled away right an front of me, without even acknowledging either of us?â
âGirlfriend?â Lysander scoffed. âEnough. She loves me~*
Navier cut him off without hesitation. âHeâs not joking, Aubreyâs my boyfriendâ
âLysander, you must have seen the divorce papers. I donât love you anymoreâthat should be perfectly clear. Why are you still chasing after me here?â
âLove me? Or is it just your ego? Either way, Iâm not going anywhere with you. And I donât want to see you again. You have your favorite Celeste nowâwhy are you still harassing me?â
The color drained from Lysanderâs face. He didnât even know how to categorize his feelings for her.
Love? Probably not quite that far.
Possessiveness and wounded pride? Something more than just that.
All he knew was that he couldnât stand her with someone else. He just wanted her by his side.
After a long silence, Lysander finally spoke. âFine. I accept that you donât love me anymore. But at least let me do what an older brother should doâmake sure youâre not with the wrong guy.â
âA brother?â Navier laughed mockingly. âA brother who slept with me, married me and forced abortions on me? Just admit it.
You have fallen for me, isnât it?â
Her bitter laughter spoke volumes. She found her past self almost comically naive.
Sheâd tried so hard for so long and never won his heart. So sheâd made the sensible choice to give up.
Sheâd even prepared him the Ophelia lookalike heâd been desperate forâwhat more could he possibly want?
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